What do you get a band for their 30 th birthday? Mute Records have the answer, for they have been showering Andy Bell and Vince Clarke with gifts to celebrate their three decades together as Erasure.

Opening with a whirring burst of synthesizer,“Stop!” goes right into a manic and irresistible dance beat completely with a chorus designed for singing along. “Stop!” is 3:02 of pure energy, a sure bet ...

The rework comes as part of a new and expanded three-disc version of Erasure’s 1991 album Chorus, which is set for release this Friday (February 14). In one of the new sleevenote interviews ...

‘Here I Go Impossible Again’ is a mid-paced stunner from 2005’s overlooked ‘Nightbird’ album. The newest song on our list, it features a sultry vocal from Bell and positively Euro-kissed synths ...

Although they’ve long settled into a comfortable stasis – no longer at the pinnacle of the pop pantheon, but still mattering to many of their fans – the cumulative power of Erasure’s music has been ...

How long has it been since these two were guaranteed a couple of weeks at number one just by releasing an EP of Abba covers? Thirteen years, in fact - sufficient time to conclude that Andy Bell and ...

Erasure’s 2005 album Nightbird is a strong collection of top-notch pop songs. It has several winners: “Sweet Surrender,” “I Broke It All in Two,” “Don’t Say You Love Me,” “All This Time Still Falling ...