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Dec 20, 2021 · Here are the 10 best Joy Division songs out of their small catalog. 10. Ceremony. Maybe it’s the minute-long intro, but this song sounds like it could be the soundtrack to many lives. There’s a darkness to the song that’s unnerving, an almost lonely premonition on what’s to come for the band.
- “Dead Souls” (from Substance, 1988) Released in 1980 as the B-side to “Atmosphere,” “Dead Souls” begins with Morris’ drums rolling out a beat before the briefly disjointed guitar work of Sumner unknots into the anthemic riff that gives the otherwise unrelenting melancholy of this song its only hint of color.
- “Transmission” (from Substance, 1988) Originally released in 1979, “Transmission” highlights Joy Division’s singular type of frenetic pop, a style at least partially influenced by Curtis’ struggles with epilepsy.
- “Passover” (from Closer, 1980) An often overlooked track, “Passover” is Joy Division at their most introspective, both lyrically and musically. Hook and Morris provide a low, discordant rumble for the song’s ethereal movement, with Sumner’s guitar randomly puncturing the fog, while Curtis delivers lines more devotional than mournful, trading abbreviation for the space between the edges of his voice and the furthest echo from the instruments.
- “New Dawn Fades” (from Unknown Pleasures, 1979) You’d be hard pressed to find a Joy Division song that displays the band’s incomparable proclivity for musical entropy better than “New Dawn Fades.”
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- She’s Lost Control’ Without question, Joy Divison’s ‘She’s Lost Control’ is one of the most difficult songs to listen to. But, in a spate of twisted irony and incredulous talent, the track is arguably their greatest too, defining the band in so many ways it would be remiss to ignore it as their best, even if it is difficult to return to.
- Love Will Tear Us Apart’ Not many songs have been as ruthlessly pawed over as Joy Division’s seminal number ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘. The song is such a signature, not just of the band but the entire decade, that to champion it once more within our list feels a little frivolous.
- Transmission’ Hearing Ian Curtis scream out “Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio” is still a sincere pleasure. The way the singer yelps and squirms is all part of what made him such an attractive proposition as a frontman.
- Atmosphere’ ‘Atmosphere’ is widely regarded as one of Joy Division’s best songs. Previously released as a French-only import, the song rarely reached British shores.
- “Transmission” Non-album single (1979)
- “Love Will Tear Us Apart” Non-album single (1980)
- “She’s Lost Control” Single; appears on Unknown Pleasures (1979)
- “Atmosphere” Non-album single (1980)
Jul 17, 2020 · How do you rank Joy Division's songs? Find out the Guardian's verdict on their beautiful, brutal legacy, from Closer to flexidiscs.
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Aug 9, 2023 · Nathan Foster is a rock music journalist living in the United Kingdom. Our Top 10 Joy Division songs lists takes a look at the best Joy Division songs the band released during their musical career.
Nov 25, 2020 · Topping out list of the best Joy Division songs, Love Will Tear Us Apart became a bona fide Top 20 hit. With shimmering keyboards, seductive basslines and Curtis’ Sinatra-esque vocals, its melancholic beauty remains immune to the ravages of time.
