The Unknown Pleasures - The Music of Joy Division & Matt North - Record Release!

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The Unknown Pleasures are Chicago's premier Joy Division cover band. Formed in the Fall of 2011. As Joy Division fans themselves, the band is dedicated to reverently depicting the sound of the iconic post-punk group. The band features members Steven Anderson, Grant Davidson, Mitch Marlow, and this night, Larry Beers on drums. Matt North, hailed by the Village Voice's "Dean of American Rock Critics," Robert Cristgau, as "an absolutely first-rate songwriter" is a former Champaign-Urbana townie now based in Nashville after a long tenure in Los Angeles. An award-winning songwriter with two critically acclaimed releases: Bullies in the Backyard (2022) and Above Ground Fools (2017), North will release his third album, Savoy, on September 15, 2026.

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The Unknown Pleasures

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Matt North

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