Joy Division Archives

Our year-long essay series on our 100 favorite albums of all time

How a group of Manchester punks created a foundational goth ur-text

Let’s just get this out of the way: Awards and ceremonies are a dubious measure…

We survey four seasons of ’80s anthems on the Netflix sci-fi/horror series

A look back at one of the greatest decades of musical innovation.

50 great songs from its progenitors and roots to its most radical interpretations.

New podcast features members of the bands, plus members of Radiohead, U2, Blur, Oasis and more.

Plus three singles are remastered and reissued for the first time since 1980.

Plus Can, David Bowie, Sonic Youth, Wire and more.

Treble revisits a list concept from its earlier years for the sake of diving deeper into the polyester decade.

So this is (not) Permanent—our tour through the sites and landmarks that defined the iconic label.

100 albums that transformed punk into a dark, experimental art form.

Loud, fast rules!

Our 50 picks for holding down the low end.

The best moments in a post-punk giant’s history.

Six-disc set to chronicle the history of independent music in Manchester from 1977-1993.

First we honored our favorite drummers, assembling a round-up of those who bring intensity, pacing…

A bummed-out Valentine’s Day playlist.

A selection of dark and often danceable progressions from the post-punk era in the UK.

On its 35th anniversary, Treble inducts Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures into its hall of fame.