New Model Army is an English band formed in 1980 in Bradford and originally composed of Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow and Phil Tompkins.
Band name that would actually be a reference to the army formed by the parliamentarians in 1645 during the 1st English Civil War…
Band that released a first title "Bittersweet" in 1983, a title that would unfortunately go somewhat unnoticed…
It was their appearance on the show The Tube in 1984 that would completely change the situation, despite the fact that the presenter of the show called them "the ugliest band in Rock N Roll"…
They would thus achieve their first success the same year with the title "The price", a title taken from their first album which bears the same name and which would also be released the same year.
Success that allows them to sign with the EMI label, label with which they will release a new album "No rest for the wicked" a year later in 1985. Album that will remain as one of their best ranked notably thanks to the Single "No rest".
New album "The ghost of Cain" the following year in 1986, album with less success but which will still produce 2 big Singles that are "51st state" which will be released the same year and "Poison street" which will be released a year later in 1987.
It is in 1989 that they will get their biggest success on the albums side with "Thunder and consolation", flagship album of the group which will produce no less than 3 hits with "Stupid questions", "Vagabonds" and "Green and gray".
Success confirmed but not amplified with the albums "Impurity" in 1990 and "The love of hopeless causes" in 1993, album which will still produce the biggest Single of their entire discography with the title "Here comes the war".
An adventure which will continue thereafter but which will not allow them to equal the levels of success previously achieved.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others...) :
80s Decade :
Bittersweet 1983
Great expectations 1983
The price 1984
No rest 1985
Frightened 1985
Grandmother's footsteps 1985
Brave new world 1985
51st state 1986
Stupid questions 1989
Vagabonds 1989
Green and gray 1989
90s Decade :
Get me out 1990
Purity 1990
Space 1991
Here comes the war 1993
Fate 1993
Living in the rose 1993
Wonderful way to go 1998
Queen of my heart 1998
No pain 1998
Lullaby 1998
2000s Decade :
Stranger 2000
Paekakariki beach 2000
You weren't there 2000
Southwest 2002
Refugee 2002
Far better thing 2002
Island 2005
Too close to the sun 2005
BD3 2006
Wired 2007
No pirror, no shadow 2007
Sky in your eyes 2007
Autumn 2009
Peace is only 2009
Ocean rising 2009
2010s Decade :
March in September 2013
Seven times 2013
Did you make it safe ? 2013
Sunrise 2014
Devil's bargain 2014
Winter 2016
Drifts 2016
Die trying 2016
Never arriving 2019
End of days 2019
Where I am 2019
2020s Decade :
First summer after 2024
Language 2024
Coming or going 2024
Tracks :
1983...a first title to make yourself known and start getting people talking about you. At this stage, that's at least something done...
1983... it won't bring in more than that but you have to start somewhere as they say. In the meantime, of course, something better...
1984...it didn't take long to see their efforts rewarded with this first ranked title. First and certainly not last...
1985...it took them just 2 years to become one of the big revelations of the moment. A very favorable position for the rest of the events...
1985...some titles will not be officially released as Singles but it would have been a shame to hide them. So here they are brought back into the spotlight as they should be, starting with this one...
1985...and then continuing with this one. It shows the full extent of their talent and especially the fact that they didn't get to where they are by chance...
1985...a beautiful and BIG year 1985 which saw them win 2 stars of prestige with this 2nd success. Excellent work that is good to highlight...
1986...only one title will see the light of day during this year 1986 but it will allow the group to continue its beautiful adventure quietly but above all surely...
1987...same for the year 1987 which, also, will only see the release of a single title. But as they always say, quality is better than quantity...
1989...nothing in 1988 but a return in more than certain form in this year 1989. Starting with this title which will offer them a new major success...
1989...a year 1989 which will undoubtedly remain as their reference vintage with no less than 3 successes obtained that year. We are already at 2...
1989...and here is the 3rd. A second part of the 80s decade which saw the group rise in power in a rather impressive way...
1990...now it remains to be seen what this new decade has in store for the group. Continuity in the rise or on the contrary, slow but irreversible deceleration...
1990...so far it would be more of a stagnation, which is not so bad in itself. At least success remains constant at this point...
1991...the group will simply have to be careful not to let himself be left behind by the competition and especially the new musical developments of the early 90s...
1993...the year 1989 will remain as their best vintage but it is THIS title on the other hand which will remain as their biggest success. All on a tempo to say the least overexcited !
1993...a title that will not be officially released as a Single but which deserves to be brought back into the spotlight as it should be. It is now done...
1993...same for this one. The album from which they are extracted will have produced in the end only one official Single but others would have deserved to be released in broad daylight as well...
1998...a big 5-year air hole but here they are back anyway. A return that is not really going to be a winner, to say the least...
1998...even if this new opus will be ranked a minimum in the Charts, it will not succeed in producing any big caliber title unfortunately...
1998...no title will be ranked but that doesn't mean a lack of quality, far from it. We'll be more than happy with it in any case...
1998...very rare to see them venture into this kind of hushed register but this is indeed the case and so much the better ! A little change does not hurt, quite the contrary...
2000...they will try to move on to the next decade but it is clear that the best years are now well and truly behind them...
2000...this doesn't mean the end of the adventure but it is clear that only the basic fans continue to follow them from now on...
2000...it must be said that the few groups from the 80s who will make it to the 2000s will experience more or less the same problem...
2002...young audiences really have trouble placing these groups from the past who have not necessarily evolved as they should have...
2002...too bad because the inspiration remains at a good level. It's just the sound and the style that don't quite fit their era anymore...
2002...but that doesn't seem to bother the group that much, and they're quietly but surely continuing their adventure. Beautiful self-denial...
2005...not to mention that the level of productivity remains at least high, which clearly shows that they have no intention of throwing in the towel at this stage...
2005...and it doesn't matter whether success follows or not. For the moment they still manage to classify each new opus at least a little bit...
2006...minimalist success but enough to continue to motivate them a little. And it's certainly not the basic fans who will complain, far from it...
2007...basic fans who always ask for more and more of course. And on this occasion the group tends to want to satisfy them...
2007...a decade in the 2000s which still allowed the group to produce no less than 3 albums, which is not nothing...
2007...and there may well be a fourth. No signs of discouragement for the moment, which can only be reassuring about the rest of the events...
2009...so here is the 4th opus that is just around the corner. Not bad for a somewhat moribund group...
2009...with each title we say to ourselves that it may be the last but they always come back again and again. A resistance to time and fashions that undeniably commands respect...
2009...now the question is whether they intend to continue like this a little longer and try to move on to the next decade...
2013...which is definitely going to be the case. Nothing and no one is able to stop them and they will continue as far as they can...
2013...especially since the success has become significant again in the Album Charts, which proves de facto that they were absolutely right to continue to believe in it...
2013...they will never get back in the race on the singles Charts side but the essential is preserved as they say. Let's hope it lasts...
2014...and to last, it will last even longer ! They still have boxes full of them at first glance and they want to share them with as many people as possible, it is clear...
2014...not to mention that they feel less and less alone because more and more groups from the 80s seem to want to get back into the race too...
2016...and as in music nothing is ever finished and fashions change, they say that a return to grace can never be ruled out...
2016...and in principle they are absolutely right. What was out of fashion becomes fashionable again one day or another and what was trendy can quickly be forgotten overnight...
2016...it's an eternal restart ! And they tell themselves this every morning when they get up, year after year, decade after decade...
2019...four albums just for this decade 2010, we can only salute the performance ! Will they do as much next decade, good question...
2019...because maintaining such a level of productivity would be a pure feat ! Four albums during the 2000s, four albums during the 2010s, it would be difficult to match this feat during the next decade, that's for sure...
2019...but that doesn't hold them back. As long as they enjoy what they do, they'll continue the adventure as much as possible...
2024...we knew we would find them again the following decade but we had to wait 5 years but here they are again anyway...
2024...still faithful to the post and with the firm intention of not giving up as usual. A frankly impressive ability to transcend oneself and overcome obstacles...
2024...so we imagine that this title will surely not be the last. Now it remains to be seen how long it will take them this time to come back...
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