DESTINY STOPPED SCREAMING – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ADRIAN BORLAND by Simon Heavisides.

A stunning biography of one of Britain's best songwriters

Like many people my age (a gently crumbling 66) I saw and recognized the excellence of both Joy Division and The Sound, buying all the records as well as seeing them live at least half a dozen times each, but I much preferred The Sound. Joy Division obviously excelled at a trim and unusually beautiful kaleidoscope of bleakness, but that was never enough…