I would love to see The Geto Boys perform live! Smokeout sounds like a great lineup…

DannyBoy

Lots of bands have ripped off New Order in the past. None, however, have done it quite this blatantly. That’s okay though, Bad Lieutenant have a pretty good excuse – they basically ARE New Order. As you may have read, New Order bassist, Peter Hook, left the band in a huff sometime in 2008. Apparently things hadn’t been great between Hooky and band members for a while, and the whole situation was all kinds of unpleasant. Upon leaving, he pronounced the band dead and, well, the remaining members seemed to agree. But rather than sulking about it, they went out and got Blur’s, Alex James, to join them on bass guitar and formed a new band – Bad Lieutenant.
The name may be different, the bass player may be different, but this sounds A LOT like New Order. Specifically, New Order-circa 1993’s Republic. That’s no bad thing. This is indie pop with just a hint of electronica running underneath the surface and the spirit of Manchester infused in its fibre. From the opening strains of Sink or Swim to the album’s conclusion, this is probably the best record New Order have made in the last 15 years.

Release date: 5 October 2009

1. Sink Or Swim
2. Twist Of Fate
3. Summer Days On Holiday
4. This Is Home
5. Running Out Of Luck
6. Dynamo
7. Poisonous Intent
8. These Changes
9. Walk On Silver Water
10. Shine Like the Sun
11. Runaway
12. Head Into Tomorrow
13. Falling Trees (Bonus Track)
14. Split the Atom (Bonus Track)

@Always Forever

I sure hope you’re wrong about it sounding like ‘Republic’, their least best album…fortunately Sink or Swim doesn’t sound remotely like anything on Republic.

Thanks for the shout-out regarding the Carpenters’ 40th Anniversary release, ‘20/20′.
Karen Carpenter’s supreme talent retains its luster 26 years after her passing.