"Personally, I like my Joy Division like I like my coffee: a pool of stark and shining blackness, dangerous and borderline painful if consumed inappropriately; it should make you a little uncomfortable—that’s the price you pay for heightened awareness and sharpened sensation."
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#08: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
I’ve had that clever opening in my head for weeks now. I felt glad to finally write it. Also, the full post is the best piece of music writing I’ve ever done. It felt really good to knock the song off its pedestal, even if the whole exercise simply amounts to a Closer fan trying to reclaim the band’s pop song.
