Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant identified OMD as "pioneers of electronic music" and an act that he and bandmate Chris Lowe listened to; Lowe stated, "The world needs more OMD records." Other 1980s peers who have expressed appreciation of the band's work include Stephen Morris of Joy Division and New Order, Philip Oakey of the Human League, Trevor Horn, Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins, Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, Paul Morley of Art of Noise, David Balfe of The Teardrop Explodes, Daniel Miller, and Gary Numan, who said their catalogue includes "some of the best pop songs ever written". Peter Hook, bassist of Joy Division and New Order, named OMD's 9 September 1983 performance as one of his five favourite memories from Manchester's iconic Haçienda club, which he co-owned. OMD's work has also been commended by more recent acts, with "Dazzle Ships" in particular being "held close to the hearts" of multiple artists. Those who have endorsed OMD or music by the band include Mark Ronson, Tim Burgess of the Charlatans, Al Doyle of Hot Chip, Chino Moreno of Deftones, Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox of Animal Collective, Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, Jonn Penney of Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Angus Andrew of Liars, Gravenhurst, and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, who has related a fondness for OMD dating to childhood. Murphy described the band's early output as "the kind of music you loved in your room, but the minute someone else walked in who didn't like that kind of music, you suddenly realised how fey and absurd it was. When you suddenly hear it through someone else's ears and think: this is so great!"