Tag: Post-Punk
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How New Order’s Album ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’ Changed Pop Culture and Politics
New Order’s 1983 album Power, Corruption & Lies boldly challenged culture and politics with its striking title. The album set a new standard for pop music, insisting that its audience recognize the world’s ethical disorder. In contrast, contemporary pop music is criticized for its lack of ethics and its focus on social-justice narcissism. New Order…
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How New Order’s “Power, Corruption & Lies” Album Set a New Standard for Pop Music
In 1983, New Order released Power, Corruption & Lies, an album whose title boldly called out the ethical disorder of the world, setting a new standard for pop music. In contrast, contemporary pop music, from Lizzo’s self-indulgence to Taylor Swift’s gender bias, Beyoncé’s tribalism, and Garth Brooks’ Bidenomics, has embraced social-justice narcissism and eschewed ethics.…