It was 32 years ago on this very day, Ian Kevin Curtis, the singer and frontman of Joy Division, took his life in his Macclesfield home, just as they were about to hit America by storm. His last live performance was on May 2nd, 1980, and that show was the first and only time the band played the track “Ceremony”, later recorded by New Order and released as their first single. The last song of Curtis’ career was “Digital”. The recorded version of the performance appears on the album Still. One of the greatest songwriters and showmen of all time, Ian Curtis will always be remembered for his music, his dancing, and his raw baritone vocals. Ian Curtis was 23 at the time of his death. He may be gone, but his music lives on. “Atmosphere” is the one song that instantaneously makes me cry, no matter what.
Transmission - Joy Division
She’s Lost Control - Joy Division
Disorder - Joy Division
Digital - Joy Division
Atmosphere - Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
In 2005, The Management was still a fairly unknown duo from Middletown, Connecticut and Climbing to New Lows was a demo album from their undergrad days. After signing with Cantora Records this demo album became their last release as The Management as they reverted to the abbreviation that we all came to love, MGMT. Shortly after they released, the Time to Pretend (EP) on August 30, 2005. Climbing to New Lows featured some previously released tracks from their 2004 EP We (Don’t) Care. Some of my favourite songs from the album are posted below and are now seven years old! Hopefully we hear some new material from MGMT before summer, as they plan to release their new self-titled album MGMT toward the end of this year. Dino’s Picks: “We (Don’t) Care” “Hot Love Drama.” *I was going to upload these tracks to download but their file size was too big.
