Lost Sirens

by New Order

Overview

Trumpeted in some circles as a New Order rarities collection, Lost Sirens doesn't really fit the bill as such, but it does offer a wealth of bonus tracks from circa 2005 -- call it the second disc of the deluxe edition that was never released for Waiting for the Sirens' Call. Their eighth album, it eventually appeared to be the band's swan song, given Peter Hook's eventual estrangement from the rest of the original lineup. Compared to that album's half-hearted songwriting and rote sound, Lost Sirens positively shines -- leading to the customary questions of why this material didn't replace several, if not many, songs on the original Sirens' Call. Most of the excitement is due to the lead-off track "I'll Stay with You," a solid rocker that sounds like it should've been their comeback single after 2001's energizing Get Ready. As on much of their work of the 2000s, guitar is forefront and synths are used only for texture, but with excellent results, led by the midtempo storm of "Hellbent" (the only previously unreleased track, which appeared on a 2005 hits collection). ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2013
Label:	Warner Music
UPC:	0825646534487
Rank:	66320

Tracks

1. I'll Stay with You
2. Sugarcane
3. Recoil
4. Californian Grass
5. Hellbent
6. Shake It Up
7. I've Got a Feeling
8. I Told You So [Crazy World Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

New Order   Primary Artist
Dawn Zee   Vocals
Phil Cunningham   Guitar,Synthesizer
Stephen Morris   Drums,Synthesizer
Peter Hook   Guitar (Bass)
Bernard Sumner   Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer
Mac Quayle   Keyboards

Technical Credits

John Leckie   Producer
Frank Arkwright   Mastering,Digital Remastering Engineer
Bruno Ellingham   Engineer
Owen Skinner   Assistant Engineer
Gary Lancaster   Project Manager
Phil Rose   Assistant Engineer
Phil Cunningham   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Paul Grady   Assistant Engineer
Stephen Street   Mixing,Producer
Stephen Morris   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Cenzo Townshend   Mixing
Tore Johansson   Producer
Peter Hook   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Claire Lewis   Assistant Engineer
New Order   Mixing,Producer
Jim Spencer   Mixing,Producer
Stuart Price   Producer
Tom Stanley   Assistant Engineer
Bernard Sumner   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Mac Quayle   Producer,Programming
Marco Migliari   Assistant Engineer
Rob Haggett   Assistant Engineer