English synth-pop celebs ERASURE, vocalist Andy Bell and keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke, who co-founded Depeche Mode back in 1980, announced the upcoming birth of their 20th full-length. It’s titled Radio!! Radio!! and will be launched on March 12th, 2027.
Andy Bell: “When you’re a songwriting partnership for so long, it’s very deep, kind of like a soul connection. You trust that person with your life, and because of the nature of songwriting, you just lay bare your soul. That becomes a sacred space.”
“I’m so pleased that we were able to find a way for the tour to work for Vince. He’s always too modest but he’s so much more than the Musical Director, Vince is one of the great loves of my life and everything we do as Erasure we decide together.”
Along with the news comes the lead single WINGS OF LOVE.
Out-and-out Erasure synth-pop nirvana. Daydreaming time.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
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The 5 fresh ones TRACK BY TRACK
Band: GURRIERS Who: Fast-rising, Irish post-punk team who
released their debut album Come And See
a year ago.
“Erasure is a chaotic mash of genres, an unwavering cry
into the void in the face of imperialism and tyranny”.
TUTV: These Irishmen hunt all sort of fascists who want to rule the world, with a sharp knife between the teeth, while chainsaw guitars, a manic drummer and an intimidating vocalist prepare for a fiery fight.
Band: THE BIG IDEA Who: Indie team from La Rochelle, France.
Track: THESE DAYS
Newest single from their upcoming 6th album,
titled ‘Half A Dozen‘, out on October 17th.
It stands as a definitive post-punk manifesto, firmly rooted in the present.
TUTV: Expect a jagged jam circling around a non-stop riff that keeps rotating
in your head long after the outro. Ominous vocals grumble all over These Days’
beat-heavy groove. Boogielicious dynamics, threatening vibrations. Both
infectious and scary.
TUTV: This drum-powered chant spiced with some golden Mexican trumpet glow, sultry sax and ends with nervous guitars sounds a bit weird at first, but after a couple of spins, everything falls into place and you end up with a contagious, foot-tapping tune that you replay in an eye/ear blink. Top-tier stroke.
The song turns a watchful eye toward conspiracy culture and our willingness to be guided, seated, and comforted. The message is part caution, part reassurance: someone will take care of you, keep you warm, radiators unite.
TUTV: Rip-roaring riffage, tireless drum beats and encouraging vocals work together tightly on this psyched up sucker punch that slows down suddenly somewhere in the middle, refills its tank and storms towards a berserk finale.
ANDY BELL, the vocalist of synth-pop duo Erasure (19 albums since 1985) featuring former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke has released his
3rd solo album, titled TEN CROWS
Press info: “The new album features 10 brand new tracks of dazzling, joyous pop,
inspired by the dancefloor and gospel, which includes an incredible collaboration
with Andy Bell’s idol Debbie Harry. Ten Crowns was written with, and produced by,
the Grammy-winning US producer, remixer and DJ, Dave Audé.”
TUTV: It’s back to the disco 80s with Bell‘s new longplayer. It’s stuffed with
familiar sounding electro pop sparklers that trigger your limbs and make
you put on your glittery outfit and run to the dance floor.
Simple tunes, but oh so zestful and enchanting, making it a pop-ular record
for nightclubbers. It closes with touching track Thank You, celebrating everybody
who joined him on his (long) musical ride.
ANDY BELL, vocalist of British synth-pop duo Erasure with former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke, go a long way back. Since 1985, they have released 18 LPs.
Both musicians also write/record/release as solo artists.
As announced before Bell has another solo full-length bagged.
He named it Ten Crows, and it will see the light of day on May 2nd.
For taster #4 we get his duet with Blondie‘s icon Debbie Harry for
a fervid break-up pop gem. Two fabulous voices, one fabulous tune.
Longtime synth-pop duo ERASURE featuring former Depeche Mode/Yazoo keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke and vocalist Andy Bell go a long way
back. Since 1985 they released 18 LPs with The Neon (from 2022) as the most
recent one.
Both musicians also write/record/release as solo artists.
Bell has another full-length ready. He named it Ten Crows,
and it will see the light of day on May 2nd. More info here.
With DON’T CHA KNOW we can taste the 2nd shared single. Nothing new here,
traditional synth-pop, but oh so infectious. It bewitches you from the get-go to
pirouette yourself gaga. C’mon.
Five firecrackers from the past week to fuel your weekend…
1. ‘Taliban USA’ by JELLO BIAFRA AND GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
A red-hot-blooded metal crackerjack with Biafra doing what he does best, spitting and sneering to ventilate his deep-rooted anger versus the hypocrite USA government.
Fuck Trump…
2. ‘Playing Nero’ – MARK LANEGAN song remixed by IYEARA
Mark Lanegan joined forces with British electro trio IYEARA to remix his
2019 longplayerSomebody’s Knocking. The album will be out on 21 August.
Here’s haunting taster ‘Playing Nero’.
Press play…
3. ‘Shot A Satellite’ by ERASURE Vince Clarke (ex-Depeche Mode and Yazoo) and singer Andy Bell dropped a second electro disco banger from their upcoming 18th album called The Neon, out next month.
Dance here…
4. ‘Criss Cross’ by THE ROLLING STONES
Previously unreleased track from the upcoming deluxe edition of 1973 longplayer Goat Heads Soup. A vintage riff crazy Stones knockout. Never too old to rock’ n’ roll.
Get yer ya-ya‘s here…
5. ‘Valentine’ by TRAVIS
An electrical groove that gets slowly but surely under your skin. Both captivating and moody. Travis still have catching power-pop excitement to offer. LP 10 SONGS out soon.
