Guest backing vocals are provided by Denise Johnson and Dawn Zee, who have performed with the band on their last three albums. This is the first album without former bassist Peter Hook, as well as the recorded debut of Tom Chapman and the return of Gillian Gilbert, who had taken leave from the band in 2001, but toured with them from 2011 onwards. Music Complete marks a return to a more electronic direction compared to New Order's previous two albums, which had been more guitar-based. A tour in support of the album ran from 4 November 2015 through 20 December 2015. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Music Complete was released on CD, LP (on both clear vinyl and standard black), and digital download on 25 September 2015, with an 8-record deluxe box set released on 20 November. The placement of the colours varies depending on the format of release. The cover art was designed by long-time collaborator Peter Saville and comprises a montage of lines with four colour schemes: red, yellow, green, and blue. Musically, the album is more electronic-focused than its two predecessors, and New Order's first of new material for ten years the previous original album, 2013's Lost Sirens, consisted solely of unreleased archival recordings from 2003–04, which was recorded at the same time as 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call, but was never released as the original bassist Peter Hook left the band in 2007. Founding member Gillian Gilbert returned to the band after a decade's hiatus, and Phil Cunningham who initially replaced Gilbert, remained in the band, however, bassist Tom Chapman replaced founding member Peter Hook who quit over creative and personal differences, which made this the first New Order album to be recorded as a five-piece band, instead of a quartet. The album features guest vocals from Elly Jackson of La Roux, Iggy Pop and Brandon Flowers of The Killers.ĭuring summer 2015, New Order promoted the album through online media, at Lollapalooza Chile with "Singularity" and " Plastic", and half-minute snippets directly on their YouTube account. It was released on 25 September 2015 by Mute Records, their debut on the label.
Music Complete is the tenth studio album by English rock band New Order.
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