Bizarre Love Triangle

New Order Brotherhood album cover marking the 40th anniversary of the 1986 album

New Order’s Brotherhood Turns 40 As “Bizarre Love Triangle” Still Defines The Album

by Paul Cashmere

New Order’s Brotherhood turns 40 with a renewed look at the album’s unusual split between guitar-driven post-punk and electronic experimentation.

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