Sep 4th, 2008 · The band formerly known as Alabama 3 strips down its roots-meets-dance sound with just two acoustic guitars and voices. The trio plays and talks about its Sopranos success song and plays a country death ballad version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
Aug 6th, 2008 · The jagged pop and reverb-drenched rock of British Sea Power has earned the English band comparisons to the likes of the Cure and Joy Division. Hear a session on WXPN's World Cafe with host David Dye.
May 8th, 2008 · The jagged pop and reverb-drenched rock of British Sea Power has earned the English band comparisons to the likes of the Cure and Joy Division. But British Sea Power has a style of its own — playful and profound, and marked by unmistakable instrumental skill. Hear the band perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
May 1st, 2008 · The band exudes youth in countless ways: Its members seem almost unaware of their influences, in a way that sounds something like originality. Beat Pyramid mixes post-apocalyptic punk with the empty darkness of Joy Division, as well as dry wit and frantic bursts of experimental sound.
Jun 20th, 2007 · The National make thoughtful, melancholy rock in the spirit of Joy Division or Leonard Cohen, with singer Matt Berninger's warm baritone voice set against deftly orchestrated instrumentation that's as epic as it is intimate. Hear the group live in concert on NPR.org.
Apr 4th, 2007 · Former Luna members Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips revel in the opportunity to explore and experiment. Cover songs and obscure '60s throwbacks dot their releases, showcasing the singers' love of Joy Division, Serge Gainsbourg and especially The Velvet Underground.
May 11th, 2006 · Jose Gonzalez was born in Sweden to Argentine parents and raised on bossa nova and Joy Division. Haunting and ominous yet seductively heartening, "Heartbeats" finds him reworking a song originally performed by the Swedish electro-pop band The Knife.
May 10th, 2005 · Doves: 'Some Cities' May 10, 2005 · Day to Day music critic Christian Bordal reviews Some Cities, the latest recording from the rock trio Doves, who follow in the melancholy tradition of fellow Manchester bands such as Joy Division (later New Order) and the Smiths.