Obscure Sound — Stockholm-based artist Midsummer Ex crafts a memorable blend of nostalgic synthwave and poignant storytelling on “Television.” Lush synths, twinkling guitars, and effervescent pads provide a caressing backdrop for emotive vocals, exploring the qu... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 70th birthday Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division). Bad lieutenant. Read our New Order feature: The post Happy 70th Birthday Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Xiu Xiu are people of taste. This is obvious based on their decades of brilliant, provocative musical output, but also based on their selection of covers. Songs like New Order’s “Ceremony” and David Bowie and Queen’s “Under Pressure” are ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Stephen Morris (New Order, Joy Division). Drum machine. Read our New Order feature: The post Happy Birthday Stephen Morris (New Order, Joy Division) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, New Order released Music Complete. Iggy Pop! Brandon Flowers! La Roux! Read our New Order feature from that year: The post New Order Released “Music Complete” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Last year, Wesley Eisold was busy releasing the latest Cold Cave album Passion Depression and joining Peter Hook for a New Order song in San Diego. Now the musician is returning to his heavy roots with an American Nightmare reissue and a new har... more info

Obscure Sound — Propelled by a moody interplay of guitars and synths, “Across the Night Sky” is the riveting new single from Silicon Forest. Shades of Depeche Mode and New Order show in the striking production; the latter is present in the shimmering synth tones... more info

Magnet Magazine — Flight To London’s fine-tuned facsimile of synth pop’s ’80s heyday surpasses mere tribute-minded affectation. Credit highly skilled co-conspirators Jimmy McGorman and Robb Vallier, whose affection for Tears For Fears, New Order, Depeche Mode an... more info

Stereogum — I am just the right age so that my first exposure to “Blue Monday” was Orgy’s nu-metal remake, so the New Order hit strikes me as such an intuitive cover choice that we might as well call it a standard. The National’s Matt Berninger has be... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, the Go-Betweens released 1978–1990. The world crumbles, and then it ends. Read our Sound Check column on the best of the best-ofs: this, plus Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, New Order and the Kinks: The post The Go-Betweens Released �... more info