New Order - Krafty

New Order's second album in 10 years, Waiting the Sirnes' Call is going to be released in late March. But their first single, Krafty, has already been released. You can watch the video here. Also, you can hear 4 tracks from the upcoming album at One World. Looking good ...

So now for my two cents in regard to the Krafty single. It sounds to me like New Order is pretending to actually be 25 year old disillusioned youths. Imposters! The song is nice enough ... poppy, hooky, fun, but it isn't really New Order. I have never heard a song by an older band that sounds so overtly youth-oriented! However, New Order says that they have departed from their dancier style due to closing their club (the Hacienda, right?) and aging. How ironic!