Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) formed on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool in 1978, founded by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. One of the earliest and most influential synth-pop acts, they scored UK hits with Enola Gay (1980), Souvenir (1981), and Joan of Arc before achieving their commercial peak with Architecture & Morality (1981). Dazzle Ships (1983), an avant-garde concept album, alienated mainstream audiences but is now considered a lost classic. The band split in 1989 and reunited in 2006, releasing History of Modern (2010) and The Punishment of Luxury (2017).