Blonder definitely gets an 80s feel with their track “Talk to Me,” especially with each verse’s Casio-sounding tick-tock metronome beat that then transitions to the bridge’s staccato snares that mimic the first few beats of New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle.” Capturing a Boy George “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” style, Blonder evokes the type of longing felt by their new wave predecessors.
Tag: New Order
Geographer covers New Order’s “Age of Consent”
Geographer released a cover of New Order’s classic “Age of Consent” – which is included in their ‘Endless Motion Vol. 1’ EP out today!
Chromatics Cover Joy Division / New Order’s “Ceremony”
Chromatics are probably best known for their sultry electropop cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.”
Now they’ve taken their electro-sensuality to remake Joy Division‘s last / New Order‘s first single “Ceremony.”
P.S. Both Chromatics tracks are definitely songs to bone to.
“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye ft. Kimbra (Miami Nights 1984 Remix)
Big shout-out to my buddy @GeOhMetro for sharing the Miami Nights 1984 remix of Gotye‘s “Somebody That I Used to Know.”
I love the totally 80s feel of it (well, duh, it’s called a “1984 remix”). This remix is yet another example of what I’d like to deem “newtro.” (Remember my ramblings about how current/new artists are creating music in the same new wave stylings that are considered “retro” now? How I couldn’t decide if it should be a new new wave, neu wave, neu new wave, etc etc.?)
Anyway, this remix totally has that Charlie XCX and Kavinsky kind of modern appropriation of Duran Duran stylings. (MEDIA STUDIES GEEK OUT TIME.)
In fact, last I was talking about the unique ability of new wave (and new wave-influenced) music to make songs whose lyrics and topics are sad sound happy – or at least dancey. Hana and Gracie were bouncing their heads side-to-side when the original Gotye version came on and explained to me that that’s their “Somebody That I Used to Know” dance because it’s got such a cute dancey melody and beat despite its depressing lyrics. I commented that that’s just like almost all New Order songs, especially “1963,” which is super upbeat despite being sung from the perspective of a Marilyn Monroe supposedly about to be murdered by JFK’s guys.