Tuesday, September 15, 2009

New Music Tuesday

Bad Lieutenant - Sink Or Swim
Barney is back. After the ugly break up of New Order, Bernard Sumner has teamed up with Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans as Bad Lieutenant. Phil was in the last version of New Order as keyboardist Gillian Gilbert's replacement, and was also a member of '90s Britpoppers Marion. Their album Never Cry Another Tear is out on October 5 and also features collaborations with New Order drummer Stephen Morris and Blur bassist Alex James. Sink Or Swim is the band's debut single. My thoughts - it is not too far removed from the New Order style of mid-tempo rocker. It is definitely not dance-y, and keyboards are minimal. It has lots of strummy guitar and very Barney vocals. As a fan I have to say I find it mildly entertaining, and look forward to hearing the rest of the album.
Posted by Michael at 5:00 PM
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2 comments:

Richard43 said...

Always loved New Order / Joy Division. Even tolerated Revenge and Other Two. I have concerns over this one. Thanks for posting.

Thu Sep 17, 04:41:00 PM
Michael said...

I know where you're coming from. I've been listening to the rest of the album this week and am not sure what to make of it. It is very Barney, but it is also kind of jangly Brit-poppy too - not as dance-y. Sort of New Order lite...

Sat Sep 19, 10:13:00 AM

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