Given their phenomenal achievements, Erasure certainly deserve to celebrate! Anna Wilson. More Stories 3 min read. Clarke placed an advertisement for vocalists in a British music newspaper and received over 40 demo tapes -- he selected Bell as his partner. Released in , Erasure 's first album, Wonderland , just barely cracked the U. Top The duo quickly followed it with "Sometimes," a preview from their forthcoming second album. The Circus was released in the spring of and peaked at number six on the U.
The Innocents , Erasure 's third album, became their first number one album in Britain upon its release in The record featured the group's first American hit, "Chains of Love," which reached number 12 in the U. Erasure 's fourth album, Wild! Later that year, Erasure released a compilation of their British singles, Pop! The First 20 Hits. Erasure 's eponymous sixth album was released in the fall of It was followed in the spring of by Cowboy.
Loveboat surfaced three years later. The all-covers Other People's Songs appeared in , the same year as the oddly chosen compilation Hits! Before the release of 's "return-to-form" album Nightbird , Bell revealed he was HIV positive and had been since June of The LP Union Street found Erasure unplugging and re-recording old album tracks and B-sides with acoustic instruments.
A tour with a full band supported the record and was documented on the live release On the Road to Nashville. Later in the year, another return-to-form album, Light at the End of the World , arrived.
In May came the news [19] that the band are back working on a new Erasure album. Andy Bell released his second studio album, Non-Stop , on 7 June In February and March , the song "Always" enjoyed an unexpected peak of popularity among flash-game players for its prominent role as the soundtrack of the Adult Swim game Robot Unicorn Attack. Vince Clarke has stated in radio interviews that the band want to complete the concept album of nursery rhymes that they have been working on for some time.
On 16 December , Erasure's official website announced a new studio album planned for release in summer to be produced by Frankmusik. On 20 June , it was confirmed via their official website that their most recent studio album is called Tomorrow's World. This album was released on 3 October 11 October in the US. The third and final single from the album Fill Us with Fire was released on 12 March Erasure toured internationally in ; it was one of their longest tours and included visits to some places for the first time, including Russia and Ukraine.
They also did a whole South American Tour, including two shows in Buenos Aires, where they last performed in during the Cowboy Tour. On 11 November , Erasure released their first holiday album, Snow Globe. The track was available in the US on 29 October. On 27 May , Erasure announced their sixteenth studio album for a 22 September release, a track record titled The Violet Flame. On October , in order to celebrate their 30 years in the music industry, Erasure released an updated version of "Sometimes" as a single and a new compilation album entitled Always: The Very Best of Erasure.
Release dates were 23 October and 30 October On 29 July Erasure announced that they will be continuing their special series of releases to mark their 30th anniversary with the Autumn release of an anthology box set entitled From Moscow To Mars. Start the radio. Music database Band. Erasure From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Releases — The October release of the album Erasure marked a determined shift away from Erasure's signature three-minute synthpop to a more introspective and experimental sound. Releases —present Total Pop! Archived from the original on 3 June Retrieved 19 June Archived from the original on 5 June Retrieved 16 April Retrieved 10 September The O-Zone. BBC 2. British Broadcasting Corporation. It sounded so different from anything I'd heard; that really made me want to make electronic music, 'cause it was so unique.
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