The brand new Erasure album is to be released on the 21st May in the UK. The North American release date is 22nd May.
The first single from the album has a release date of 2nd April. (The North American single details haven't been confirmed at the time of writing.)
As for the titles of the new album and single, Andy and Vince reveal all in this video clip (also available as Windows Media and Real Media stream - see the links below.)
Vince: So here we are in Mute Records. We've just done a fantastic interview with Roland who used to work here at the record company. And there's lots of information in the interview** - it's incredibly exciting as we always are(!), as is our new album. And when's that released Andy?
Andy: It's released the album on May 21st, it's called "Light At The End Of The World". And the single "I Could Fall In Love With You" is released on April 2nd and will hopefully gets lot of radio play.
** The interview that Vince refers to will be published in due course.
Andy Bell is to DJ on the 14th February at The Black Cap in Camden (London).
Mute Bank are of course doing something special for the Nashville release. They are going to receive a limited quantity of signed copies of the "On The Road To Nashville" release. Each will be signed by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke and will be individually numbered.
To have the chance of receiving a signed copy simply place a pre-order at Mute Bank. They will be added to pre-orders selected on a random basis so unfortunately Mute Bank can not guarantee you will receive a signed copy
There are additional video clips from Erasure's Nashville acoustic show now available online. Check out the Erasure YouTube presence and this e-card.
The edition of the BBC Radio 2 show 'The Lee Mack Show' which Andy Bell was a special guest star can be listened to via the BBC Radio 2 website.
The following two editions of the music archive show Top Of The Pops 2 (to be shown on the UK television channel 'UKTV G2') may be of interest:
- Tues 23 Jan 2007 (14:00) Features Erasure
- Sat 27 Jan 2007 (20:00) Features Alison Moyet
UKTV G2 can be found on the following UK digital satellite / cable networks:
- Sky Digital : Ch 111
- Telewest : Ch 125
- NTL : Ch 126
The new live DVD and CD set featuring Erasure's acoustic performance at the Ryman Auditorium (Nashville) is to be released later this month within the UK and Europe (29th January).
Erasure fans in North America won't have to wait too much longer, as the DVD / CD set is due to be released on the 20th February.
The DVD features never before seen versions of classic hits and live favourites, and a bonus audio CD featuring 18 of the live tracks. The full track listing is available within the releases section.
It may be pre-ordered from Amazon UK, Amazon US, Mute Bank, HMV and Virgin Megastores.
As well as the video clip of Breathe on the front page, presented here is a clip of 'Oh L'Amour', taken from Erasure's official MySpace site.
The clip may also be viewed via Windows Media and Real Media streams, follow the links below.