The three previous albums that Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark have released since reforming in 2010 have all, to varying degrees, adhered to their early sound. The band were part of the post-punk, post-Kraftwerk, 1979-82 synth-pop boom, alongside the likes of The Human League, Depeche Mode and Gary Numan.
Those three albums, History of Modern, English Electric and The Punishment of Luxury, were all deep dipped in the sonics of that era. This time round, though, OMD’s sound often moves towards their mid-80s output; a less universally loved era.
They sound also like they’re having fun. There’s a looseness and eclecticism, a willingness to wander off the WE-HEART-KRAFTWERK path, perhaps encouraged…

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