By the end of the decade, New Order had shed its Joy Division punk rock roots to become an iconic pioneer of electronic music made for the dance floor.
In 1989 the band went on a working holiday to Ibiza to record Technique, arguably their greatest album.
Lyrically, the songs are stormy, stemming from lead guitarist/singer Bernard Sumner's divorce and the souring relationship with their record label Factory.
Musically, most of Technique is reflective of the emerging acid house scene of Manchester's Haçienda and the dance floors of Ibiza clubs.
The result: an excellent blend of dance and rock and New Order at its creative peak.
The disco / techno inferno "Round & Round" was the second single released, stirred by Peter Hook's driving bass. Combined with the sunny synth and guitar melodies, the music act as a foil to Bernard's subdued vocals and biting lyrics.
Fave lyrics: "The picture you see is no portrait of me. It's too real to be shown to someone I don't know."
I think I only like two New Order songs, this isn't one.
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