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Erasure have announced details of a surprise new album, Day-Glo (Based On A True Story), out on Mute on 12 August 2022 on fluorescent green vinyl, CD and digitally. Day-Glo (Based…
Erasure Interview: Turn On The Bright Lights
It’s nearly four decades since Erasure’s debut single Who Needs Love Like That, but Andy Bell and Vince Clarke sound as youthful as ever on their latest studio album, the…
Making Erasure: The Circus
Lauded for bringing fun and flamboyance back to synthpop, Erasure: The Circus masked deeply political statements as well as heartbreaking despair with gloriously uplifting harmonies Vince Clarke had built up…
Top 20 Vince Clarke remixes
Many, marvellous and multi-talented are the musical travellers who have applied a fingertip to Mr Clarke’s doorbell in search of his special mix magic. Ian Wade presents a run-down of…
Pop Art: Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke has a unique and consistent sound, but the ways in which his recorded body of work has been visually represented varies wildly. His releases have been packaged by…
Godfathers of Pop: Andy Bell
Andy Bell’s fifth solo album sees the Erasure singer once again stepping out from radio-friendly synth-pop into the darker territory of his alter-ego Torsten, a semi-immortal polysexual destined to love…
Issue 52 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy of Issue 52 in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue…
Exclusive Premiere: Unreleased Erasure Track – Listen Now
Listen now to an exclusive premiere of previously unreleased Erasure track How Many Times (Alternative Mix). How Many Times (Alternative Mix) was only discovered when work began on the upcoming Wild! album, its…
Review: Erasure – World Be Live
“I used to do my girlfriend’s makeup…” says Andy Bell in a surprisingly gruff voice. “When I had a girlfriend,” he adds quickly. “Years ago!” We’re barely two songs into…