Which English electronic band recorded the song “Pandora’s Box” for its 1991 album Sugar Tax?
Answer
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark recorded “Pandora’s Box” for their 1991 album Sugar Tax.
The band is commonly abbreviated as OMD, and the song became one of its notable early-1990s releases. Its title refers to the Pandora myth, but the recording is a modern electronic-pop composition rather than a retelling of Hesiod’s narrative.
Sugar Tax was OMD’s sixth studio album and followed the group’s return to recording after a period of reduced activity. “Pandora’s Box” was inspired in part by the life and image of silent-film star Louise Brooks, connecting the song indirectly with the 1929 film Pandora’s Box.
That link can cause confusion because several cultural works share the title. The song belongs to OMD’s catalog, while Aerosmith released a separate 1991 compilation also called Pandora’s Box.