Hub · 1956
Ian Curtis
Manchester, England · Vocals · Lyrics
Joy Division vocalist; baritone delivery and epilepsy-era stage intensity, 1976–80 only.
Hub
Short tragic tenure that freezes the Joy Division catalog; surviving members become New Order without him.
Born 1956. Fronts Joy Division with Sumner, Hook, Morris. Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980) cite dry Martin Hannett production under Curtis’s baritone and lyric freeze-frames. Dies May 1980; band ends. Sumner/Hook/Morris form New Order. Hub is negative space: the person page marks the cut between post-punk peak and the dance-leaning sequel.
Tenures
1976–1980
Vocals
Only tenure; ends with death before New Order.
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