Album of the Day

New Order started work on their fifth studio set, TECHNIQUE, on the island of Ibiza - which was then a center of acid house. While it was a natural fit for the quartet’s trademark dance-electronic sound, the 1989 collection also has strong rock and alternative pop currents coursing through it. Singles “Fine Time,” “Round & Round” and “Run” proved irresistible, and the album became New Order’s first to top the U.K. chart. “I think it catches a summer sound really brilliantly,” said bassist Peter Hook of the Gold-certified TECHNIQUE, and we’ll give it another spin now to wish Hooky a happy birthday.