High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! History of Modern is the eleventh studio album by British synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). It is their first album since 1996, and the first album featuring the classic 4-piece line-up since 1986`s The Pacific Age. The album was released in the UK on 20 September 2010, reaching to Top 30. The album was released in the US on Bright Antenna on 28 September 2010. The artwork was conceived by Peter Saville and designed by Four23.