[Cover photo credit to Phil Sharp]
Erasure, the songwriting duo of Andy Bell & Vince Clarke, have released the limited vinyl editions of Tomorrow’s World (2011), Snow Globe (2013) and The Violet Flame (2014), via Mute. They are available now via Mutebank and Bandcamp and will be in stores January 10th, 2025.
Tomorrow’s World (available on limited edition clear vinyl) is a collection of classic Erasure tracks that finds the duo in their fourth decade together. The album, featuring the singles “When I Start To (Break It All Down)”, “Be With You”, “A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot” and “Fill Us With Fire”, was recorded in Maine, London and Los Angeles. It was produced by Frankmusic (Lady Gaga, Pet Shop Boys, Ellie Goulding) following a four year break between albums (during that time Andy Bell released his solo album Don’t Stop and Vince Clarke reunited with Alison Moyet for a Yazoo tour).
Snow Globe (available on limited edition pink vinyl) is the duo’s first festive album, presenting “a leftfield take on the genre.” Purposefully stripped-down tracks “emphasize some of the less glitzy and more melancholic aspects of the season,” while singles like “Make It Wonderful” point to “the universal hope that this time can bring.” It was produced by Erasure, Gareth Jones and Richard X, and features their modern take on the traditional Latin carol, “Gaudete”, as well renditions of “White Christmas” and “Silent Night”.
The Violet Flame (available on limited edition white vinyl) arrived the following year, Produced by Richard X (Goldfrapp, SOPHIE, Róisin Murphy). The themes of “love, hope, transformation and new beginnings” are imbued into the album. The album flowed from electronic dance grooves, which comes through in the singles “Elevation”, “Reason“, and the Halloween release, “Dead of Night”.
Erasure are one of the UK’s most enduring and award-winning songwriting partnerships. The BRIT and Ivor Novello-winning pop duo have sold over 25 million albums worldwide since they formed in 1985, released 18 studio albums, including 2020’s The Neon which was followed by Day-Glo (Based on a True Story).
