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Closer, the band's 1980 sophomore album released two months after the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, continued where the first album left off, with "Heart And Soul", "Isolation", and "Twenty Four Hours".
Engineered and produced by Brendan at his Quivvy Church studio in Ireland. This 2016 LP version is also a double LP like the original release, but comes with new artwork and a changed track ordering.
The result is a record caught between worlds: stark, brooding post-punk reminiscent of Closer, and the first flickers of the electronic direction that would later define New Order.
Split almost evenly between guitar-driven post-punk tracks and synth-heavy dance cuts, the record embodies the dual identity that defined the band throughout the 1980s.