What does the future sound like? One of the songs featured on the forthcoming OMD album English Electric will be getting its own special release later this month as ‘The Future Will Be Silent’ is issued in a limited vinyl … Read More
Rail journeys with OMD… Today marks the release of the new OMD single ‘Metroland’, the first release from the forthcoming album English Electric. Andy McCluskey described ‘Metroland’ as being part of English Electric’s theme of failed utopias: “The song is … Read More
Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys discuss the first single release from English Electric. More information is available on our English Electric In Profile article. ‘Metroland’ will be released on 25th March and is available to preorder via the Offical OMD … Read More
Belgian electropop outfit Metroland were invited to remix the forthcoming OMD single, also titled ‘Metroland’. Now the remix is available – complete with its own animated video. ‘Metroland’ will be released on 25th March and is available to preorder via … Read More
Forthcoming song from English Electric, ‘Night Cafe’ premiered earlier today on Graham Norton’s BBC Radio 2 show. The song is also now available to listen to on YouTube. ‘Night Cafe’ is one of the songs considered as a possible single … Read More
Our one source of energy… Over the past 35 years Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have written songs covering a vast and eclectic range of topics, creating both catchy and poignant melodies to go with them. These melodies often belie … Read More
OMD take a train… The video for ‘Metroland’ (the debut single from the forthcoming album English Electric) has been revealed. The video is an animated train journey that features nods to the 1984 promo video for OMD’s previous single ‘Locomotion’ … Read More
Details of ‘Metroland’, the first single to be released from the new OMD album English Electric, have been revealed including the sleeve artwork. The single will be available as either a 12″ vinyl release or as a digital download. The … Read More
UK electropop outfit Vile Electrodes have been confirmed as OMD’s support for the Germany leg of the English Electric tour. Vile Electrodes have been described as sounding like The Smiths reincarnated as Client! One of their finest moments is the … Read More
The first single to be released from the English Electric album, ‘Metroland’, will be premiered next Monday 11th February on the Radcliffe and Maconie Show on BBC6. ‘Metroland’ is a return to the lengthier songs of OMD’s past as it … Read More