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As a teenage music fan, one of my prized possessions was a bootleg LP of Joy Division recorded on the same stage Bad Lieutenant are playing tonight, 30 years later. You think Bernard Sumner, guitarist in both bands, would mention the significance, or perhaps the memory has left him, like his own introduction to an Electronic song later in the set “This is called “Tighten Up”, I’ve no fucking clue what it’s about”.

One of the more surprising turnouts from the New Order burnout is the arrival of Bad Lieutenant, formed in 2007 by Bernard Sumner with longtime New Order guitarist Phil Cunningham and new gun Jake Evans. Even more surprising is that of the quality and consistency of the bands debut album Never Cry Another Tear, released in October 2009. With their second single “Twist of Fate” about to be released, the band are about to embark on a 5 date UK tour.

If New Order and Doves made a record, how would it sound? Something like this, we think…