Sugar Tax

Electronic · 1991 · 10 tracks

Sugar Tax

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

A high-gloss 1991 rebirth of synth-pop. Shimmering digital textures and dancefloor tempos meet the band's signature brand of urban melancholy.

May 7, 1991 · Phonex

A high-gloss urban loneliness that finds comfort in driving rhythms and shimmering electronics.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks

03

Then You Turn Away

4:17

04

Speed of Light

4:29

05

Was It Something I Said

4:29

06

Big Town

4:20

07

Call My Name

4:23

08

Apollo XI

4:13

09

Walking on Air

4:50

10

Walk Tall

3:55

11

Neon Lights

4:20

12

All That Glitters

4:06

Moments Worth Listening For

The soaring, sampled choral hook of Sailing on the Seven Seas that redefined the band's sound for a new decade.

The Kraftwerk-inspired mechanical precision and found-sound samples that anchor the space-themed Apollo XI.

The lush, heartbreaking synth swells that open Then You Turn Away, capturing peak OMD melancholy.

Where This Album Departs

How does Sugar Tax sound next to the rest of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's catalogue?

Love Lost+2.7σ

The writing leans far further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

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