Joy Division were a British post punk band with an aura of darkness to them. They released just two albums intheir tragically short career, 1979's Unknown Pleasures and the follow-up Closer, released the nextyear. Following lead singer Ian Curtis's suicide on May 18, 1980, Joy Division's first two albums became immenselypopular and a slew of compilations have since been released. After Curtis's death, the other members formedNew Order, a dark synth-pop band which was among the most popular and resonant groups of the 1980s.
