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Track List
01) Bauhaus Staircase
02) Anthropocene
03) Look At You Now
04) G.E.M.
05) Where We Started
06) Veruschka
07) Slow Train
08) Don't Go
09) Kleptocracy
10) Aphrodite's Favourite Child
11) Evolution Of Species
12) Healing
01) Bauhaus Staircase
02) Anthropocene
03) Look At You Now
04) G.E.M.
05) Where We Started
06) Veruschka
07) Slow Train
08) Don't Go
09) Kleptocracy
10) Aphrodite's Favourite Child
11) Evolution Of Species
12) Healing
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First Released
2023
Synthpop
Good Natured
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Bauhaus Staircase is the fourteenth studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), and the fourth since their 2006 reformation. Released on 27 October 2023 by White Noise Records, it is their first album in six years since The Punishment of Luxury (2017).
Bauhaus Staircase was largely inspired by world politics during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Its release was preceded by three singles: the title track, "Slow Train", and "Veruschka".
Bauhaus Staircase has received positive reviews. Record Collector and Classic Pop magazines named it the best new album release in their respective November 2023 issues.
Background
The album title was derived from the Oskar Schlemmer painting, Bauhaus Stairway (1932).
During 2020's COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, OMD frontman Andy McCluskey "rediscovered the creative power of total bloody boredom", writing the majority of what would become Bauhaus Staircase. This involved McCluskey penning music and lyrics to accompany various song title ideas he had accumulated, including "Bauhaus Staircase", "Kleptocracy", and "Anthropocene" (the album's original title). Bandmate Paul Humphreys noted that the record also features older tracks the group had previously struggled to complete. COVID restrictions meant that the duo had to work remotely, via the internet. Humphreys had recently become a father, which delayed his mixing of the album; rock producer David Watts was responsible for mixing "Kleptocracy" and "Slow Train".
Bauhaus Staircase was largely inspired by world politics during the late 2010s and early 2020s, being described by the band as their "most explicitly political record". In particular, "Kleptocracy" takes aim at right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson. The title track pays homage to the Bauhaus art movement in pre-Nazi Germany. Elsewhere, "Anthropocene" and "Evolution of Species" deal with ecological themes, while "G.E.M." and "Aphrodite's Favorite Child" are personal songs written for figures in McCluskey's life. The Goldfrapp-inspired "Slow Train" features stream of consciousness-style lyrics penned in a similar fashion to those of 1991 hit, "Sailing on the Seven Seas". The album title is derived from the Oskar Schlemmer painting, Bauhaus Stairway (1932).
The release of Bauhaus Staircase – on 27 October 2023 – was preceded by three singles: the title track, "Slow Train", and "Veruschka". Both album covers were designed by Liverpool-based artist John Petch. In April 2023, McCluskey stated that the next OMD album would "probably" be the band's last, although he described the future album as being one of numerous collaborations with other artists.
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Bauhaus Staircase is the fourteenth studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), and the fourth since their 2006 reformation. Released on 27 October 2023 by White Noise Records, it is their first album in six years since The Punishment of Luxury (2017).
Bauhaus Staircase was largely inspired by world politics during the late 2010s and early 2020s. Its release was preceded by three singles: the title track, "Slow Train", and "Veruschka".
Bauhaus Staircase has received positive reviews. Record Collector and Classic Pop magazines named it the best new album release in their respective November 2023 issues.
Background
The album title was derived from the Oskar Schlemmer painting, Bauhaus Stairway (1932).
During 2020's COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, OMD frontman Andy McCluskey "rediscovered the creative power of total bloody boredom", writing the majority of what would become Bauhaus Staircase. This involved McCluskey penning music and lyrics to accompany various song title ideas he had accumulated, including "Bauhaus Staircase", "Kleptocracy", and "Anthropocene" (the album's original title). Bandmate Paul Humphreys noted that the record also features older tracks the group had previously struggled to complete. COVID restrictions meant that the duo had to work remotely, via the internet. Humphreys had recently become a father, which delayed his mixing of the album; rock producer David Watts was responsible for mixing "Kleptocracy" and "Slow Train".
Bauhaus Staircase was largely inspired by world politics during the late 2010s and early 2020s, being described by the band as their "most explicitly political record". In particular, "Kleptocracy" takes aim at right-wing leaders such as Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson. The title track pays homage to the Bauhaus art movement in pre-Nazi Germany. Elsewhere, "Anthropocene" and "Evolution of Species" deal with ecological themes, while "G.E.M." and "Aphrodite's Favorite Child" are personal songs written for figures in McCluskey's life. The Goldfrapp-inspired "Slow Train" features stream of consciousness-style lyrics penned in a similar fashion to those of 1991 hit, "Sailing on the Seven Seas". The album title is derived from the Oskar Schlemmer painting, Bauhaus Stairway (1932).
The release of Bauhaus Staircase – on 27 October 2023 – was preceded by three singles: the title track, "Slow Train", and "Veruschka". Both album covers were designed by Liverpool-based artist John Petch. In April 2023, McCluskey stated that the next OMD album would "probably" be the band's last, although he described the future album as being one of numerous collaborations with other artists.
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