Lost Sirens
Lost Sirens | ||||
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Released | 11 January 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
Studio | Real World (Box, England) | |||
Length | 38:21 | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
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Lost Sirens is the ninth studio album by English rock band New Order. It was released on 11 January 2013 by Rhino Entertainment. The tracks featured on the album were recorded during the production of 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call.
It is the final album featuring bassist Peter Hook, who left the band in 2007 (almost 6 years before the album's release), and the only album by New Order produced from archival recordings. Lost Sirens drew mostly positive reviews, and it sold 4,678 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom.[1]
Production
[edit]As with Waiting for the Sirens' Call, Lost Sirens was written and performed by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham. It is the second New Order album recorded without Gillian Gilbert who left the band in 2001 to look after her family. The album was recorded at Real World Studios between 2003 and 2004; the production cost for the songs on both albums totalled £700,000.
The songs featured on Lost Sirens were originally intended for an album to be released shortly after Waiting for the Sirens' Call, but the songs were shelved after Hook left the group in 2007, and the album was never finished as planned.
"Hellbent" was previously released in 2011 as part of the compilation album Total: From Joy Division to New Order.
Release
[edit]Lost Sirens was originally scheduled for release in late 2012. In a Brazilian interview to promote the reunited band's appearance in São Paulo, Gilbert acknowledged issues with former member Hook, and stated there was "a lot going on behind the scenes on the copyright" delaying the album.[2] The band announced in December 2012 that the album would be released on 14 January 2013. Prior to release, the album was streamed on the Rolling Stone official website from 11 January 2013.[3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[4] |
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Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | C[6] |
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NME | 6/10[11] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10[12] |
PopMatters | 7/10[13] |
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Lost Sirens received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 65, based on 14 reviews.[4]
The Independent's Andy Gill claimed that New Order's ninth outing "actually bests its parent album [Waiting for the Sirens' Call]". Gill particularly cited "I Told You So", "Sugarcane" and "Hellbent" as the album's better tracks.[8] Metro stated the album "offers few classics but will still delight fans of the band with its feelgood sound".[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'll Stay with You" | 4:22 |
2. | "Sugarcane" | 4:50 |
3. | "Recoil" | 5:09 |
4. | "Californian Grass" | 4:35 |
5. | "Hellbent" | 4:27 |
6. | "Shake It Up" | 5:23 |
7. | "I've Got a Feeling" | 4:29 |
8. | "I Told You So" (Crazy World Mix) | 5:06 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lost Sirens.[15]
- New Order – production
- Stephen Street – production, mixing (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7)
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–7)
- Tore Johansson – production (track 2)
- Jim Spencer – production (track 3); mixing (tracks 3, 8)
- Mac Quayle – production (track 6)
- Stuart Price – production (track 8)
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Studio Parris Wakefield – art direction, design
Charts
[edit]Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 171 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 192 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 155 |
French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 137 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 68 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] | 27 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 74 |
UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 23 |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Label |
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Netherlands[24] | 11 January 2013 | Warner |
France[25] | 14 January 2013 | |
United Kingdom[26] | Rhino | |
Australia[27] | 18 January 2013 | Warner |
Germany[28] | ||
Italy[29] | 29 January 2013 | |
Japan[30] | 6 March 2013 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Alan (21 January 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Les Mis album tops 55k first week sales". Music Week. Retrieved 26 May 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ "New Order delays release of 'Lost Sirens' outtakes set, will play Australia in 2012". Slicing Up Eyeballs. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "New Order Unearth Rarities on 'Lost Sirens' – Album Premiere". Rolling Stone. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Lost Sirens – New Order". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Bush, John. "Lost Sirens – New Order". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Modell, Josh (22 January 2013). "New Order: Lost Sirens". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Gorman, Howard (24 January 2013). "Album review: New Order − The Lost Sirens". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ a b Gill, Andy (12 January 2013). "Album review: New Order, The Lost Sirens (Rhino UK)". The Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ a b Haider, Arwa (11 January 2013). "New Order's The Lost Sirens feels like a time capsule of sounds". Metro. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Green, Laurence (14 January 2013). "New Order – Lost Sirens". MusicOMH. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Mackay, Emily (18 January 2013). "New Order – 'Lost Sirens'". NME. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (17 January 2013). "New Order: Lost Sirens". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Bergstrom, John (28 February 2013). "New Order: Lost Sirens". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Diehl, Matt (28 January 2013). "Lost Sirens". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Rhino Entertainment (2013). Lost Sirens (liner notes). New Order. Rhino Entertainment. 2564653448.
- ^ "New Order ARIA Chart history (albums) (1988 to 2016)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – New Order – Lost Sirens" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – New Order – Lost Sirens" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – New Order – Lost Sirens". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – New Order – Lost Sirens" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – New Order – Lost Sirens". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Lost Sirens | New Order" (in Dutch). Free Record Shop. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Lost sirens – New Order – CD album" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Lost Sirens". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Lost Sirens, The – New Order". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Lost Sirens" (in German). Amazon. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "New Order – The Lost Sirens". IBS.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Lost Sirens / ロスト・サイレンズ" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
External links
[edit]- Lost Sirens at Discogs (list of releases)