New Order is nuts. Don’t get me wrong — I love the band (and have quite a few albums), but it seems as if they have released yet another best of/singles/greatest hits: Singles. Already there has been Substance (which, until this new one, is pretty much considered to be the definitive New Order compilation), The Best of New Order, The Rest of New Order (remixes), International, and Retro (a four-disc box set with remixes, live versions, etc.).

I’m not quite sure what to make of all of these New Order releases. Following the latest two albums (Get Ready and Waiting for the Siren’s Call) there has been a new compilation. If New Order ends up doing another album in the next couple of years, the cynic in me wonders if it will also be followed by another greatest hits compilation or something.

I guess this is what happens when you have a song like “Blue Monday,” which is still the best-selling 12″ in British history — you (or your record label or whatever) feels the need to milk that song for the rest of your career.