Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) return with their 14th studio album, Bauhaus Staircase (2023), over six years after the triumph of their top 4-charting record, The Punishment of Luxury (2017). The album was born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown when as Andy McCluskey admits: 'I rediscovered the creative power of total boredom.' The album's first offering as a single is the title track which serves as a nod both to Andy McCluskey's love of the Bauhaus era & the power of protest art.
Over the past four decades – give or take a decade break – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have sold over 40 million records worldwide, establishing them as electronic synthesizer pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups. Their 14 long players include benchmark-raising classics Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1980), Organisation (1980), Architecture & Morality (1981) and Dazzle Ships (1983). OMD conquered the United States, and yielded the 1986 hit, “If You Leave” from the Pretty In Pink Soundtrack. They have also achieved 12 top 20 hits on the UK Singles Chart, as well as three top 20 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
