Unknown Pleasures
An appreciation of Joy Division 40 years later by Geoff Rickly
Unknown Pleasures, the gloriously bleak debut album by Manchester post-punk band Joy Division arrived exactly one month before lead singer Ian Curtis’ 23rd birthday and 11 months before he would hang himself by the neck and die. June 15, 1979. 40 years ago. Curtis would see a small amount of positive critical reception and modest […]
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