Erasure

‘Day-Glo (Based On A True Story)’ — Out Now

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Day-Glo (Based on a True Story), a new album from ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke), is out now on fluorescent green vinyl, CD and digitally.

Listen to the third chapter of Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) here:

Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) is an unexpected album of brand new tracks, each created using elements of The Neon universe resulting in a 10-track album that is both familiar and unexpected.

Vince Clarke, finding himself with unscheduled time to spend in the studio, began manipulating files for tracks from The Neon, their acclaimed 2020 album release. With no agenda in mind, gradually a hidden landscape in the tracks began to emerge – one that revealed a track within a track, another world within The Neon. Clarke explored this further, progressing some of the techniques he was using until the tracks that make up Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) started to fall into place.

Andy Bell then took these tracks into the studio and, working with long-time collaborator Gareth Jones, began work on his parts. Although undoubtably Erasure, a sense of improvisation permeates the tracks as Bell worked on vocals that built, through collage, into the finished album.

The final album bears little resemblance to the original source material – although echoes of The Neon can be heard from time to time – instead the album is an alternative look at Vince and Andy’s world, something that could only have been created when the artists were confronted with circumstances that allowed a little introspection to create something entirely new. 

Listen to the fourth chapter:

Listen to the final chapter:

Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) and their eighteenth studio album, The Neon, show two very unique sides of Erasure – with their core themes of love, understanding and positively shining through – and its release marks the closure of this chapter of The Neon.

DAY-GLO (BASED ON A TRUE STORY) TRACKLISTING

Based on a True Story

Bop Beat

Pin-Prick

The Conman

Now

Inside Out

Harbour of My Heart

3 Strikes and You’re Out

The Shape of Things

The End

ORDER HERE: https://mute.ffm.to/erasure_day-glo 

PRAISE FOR ‘DAY-GLO (BASED ON A TRUE STORY)’:

“…left-field sonic collages and all-new-tracks built from the original’s deconstructed songs.”“… inventive experimental detour” – UNCUT
“… an interesting and unique chapter in the Erasure catalogue” – NARC
“… stands out as one of the most intriguing, creative projects in their catalogue” – RETRO POP
“… not many artists can claim to sound this thrillingly inventive 19 albums in” – BUZZ

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