Sumner revealed Chicago reminds him of home, and made the following comments on the "industrial grime" of Manchester:
"When we were in Joy Division and making those records, everything was industrial grime and smashed windows and disused factories, red brick buildings...We used to light a fire of garbage just to keep us warm in the winter, it was that cold. And, it was kind of all this Victorian era decay and industrial decay and grime...It was good for our music because your environment does shape your music to a certain extent. Manchester gave us Joy Division and L.A. gave us the Beach Boys, for example."
Sumner also confirmed the band will likely go back to a more electronic sound for the next New Order record, though they're all about just writing good songs whether they're guitar based or electronic:
"...what I’ve come to realize, really, is just write a good song. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel. You can’t, you know? Levi’s never managed this; reinventing jeans did they? They came up with a great idea straight away."
Read the full interview with Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris over at Consequence Of Sound.
As previously reported, New Order's long-delayed outtakes album Lost Sirens will finally be released in January. The album (which will be released as a cd/vinyl combo release) is listed on Amazon UK and is available to pre-order as an import on Amazon in North America. Tracklisting is posted below:
01. I'll Stay With You
02. Sugarcane
03. Recoil
04. Californian Grass
05. Hellbent*
06. Shake It Up
07. I've Got A Feeling
08. I Told You So**
*Original non-radio edit (different from version on Total)
**Previously unreleased mix
"Hellbent" (version from Total)