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Released: 1981

Still

by Joy Division

The 2735th greatest album of all time

Still (1981) is a posthumous compilation by Joy Division that assembles studio leftovers and live recordings, presenting the band's stark, brooding post-punk sound. The album contrasts atmospheric, stripped-down studio fragments with raw live performances, highlighting Ian Curtis's low, urgent vocal delivery, Peter Hook's melodic basslines, Bernard Sumner's angular guitars and emerging synth textures, and Stephen Morris's precise, propulsive drumming. As a document issued after the band's end, it captures both their experimental edge and qualities that influenced later gothic, indie rock, and new wave acts.