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Rolling Stone magazine: 25 Best Things We Saw at Coachella 2017: Weekend One
New Order
For an hour-long glimpse into music's future and past, Sunday night's closing set by New Order offered an enlightening session of synth-pop devotion. The British rock act began in 1980 with a forward-leaning sound rooted in electronics and post-punk club culture. Even with competing performances at the same time by Kendrick Lamar and Justice, fans packed the Mojave Stage to overflowing. At Coachella, the early hit "Blue Monday" erupted from a machine gun beat, sounding as relevant to today's dance floor as ever. "The Perfect Kiss" from 1984 rode a simple chiming melody over a storm of electronic noise and rhythm. For an encore, the band reached back further in their shared past with two songs by Joy Division, whose career was cut short by the death of singer Ian Curtis; his face filled the screen behind them during fully formed takes on "Decades" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
