Tomorrow's World

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  • Artist: Erasure (See All Albums by Erasure)

  • Date Released: Oct 3, 2011

  • Genre: Rock/Pop, Style: Pop

  • Label: MUTE

  • Copyright: (P) 2011 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Artists Ltd

Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 31:39

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Barry Walters

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10.11.11
Relentlessly catchy and adamantly loud
2011 | Label: MUTE

From the mid ’80s to the mid ’90s, Erasure, together with Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys, pretty much defined synthpop. As time marched on, that conclusiveness became a cross, and the London duo rarely acknowledged club and electronica trends. Produced and partially played by Frankmusik, an English electropop upstart half their age, and mixed by Robert Orton, who twiddled the knobs for Lady Gaga’s The Fame, singer Andy Bell and keyboardist Vince Clarke’s 14th album changes that, finding the pair sounding like the synthpop kids who sound like them. It’s relentlessly catchy, like just about everything in Erasure’s catalog, but it’s also adamantly loud. While most Erasure hits accentuate the treble, Tomorrow’s World lays consistently heavy on the bass.

Bell’s voice has also deepened. Where he once smoothly crooned in an androgynous tenor, he now belts in a veteran Broadway baritone, and AutoTune is unmistakably in the house. His sentiments are sometimes streamlined to the point of inelegance: “Everything is physical, it really turns me on,” he gushes in the opening track “Be With You.” But Erasure’s sincerity and simplicity have always ranked high among its attributes, and on future anthems like “Fill Us with Fire,” Clarke’s… read more »

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Fabulous!

AlwaysCharlie

From start to finish, this is the best Erasure album ever. Every song is a gem, but I especially love \"Be With You,\" \"A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot,\" \"When I Start To\" and \"I Lose Myself.\" Simply great!

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Terrific

eJDL

Tremendously catchy - lots of fun, catchy hooks. Enjoyed this so much more than 'Light at the End of the World.' Only one problem - too short. Should have sprung on the deluxe version to get a couple extra tracks, So glad to a new album and in proper form.

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Shiny and new

lions_mane

This album is a perfect blend of classic Erasure and the excellent solo release from Andy Bell called \"Electric Blue.\" With Frankmusik producing, the album goes a little more techno, a little more autotune, a lot more bass. Andy's singing is still excellent, and Vince's compositions are not redundant even after all this time. Get past all the E's in the opener, \"Be With You\" and keep listening. The gems are often and throughout, and many of the songs already scream REMIX! It's dancy, it's flashy, but it is still fundamentally Erasure. My only dislike is the autotune, and the use of trendy studio tricks - especially when they mess with such a great voice!

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  • 03.12.12 What do you get when Andy Bell visits @ESO_Observatory on holiday? A new video for Fill Us With Fire (out this week)... http://t.co/gRe5jNYK
  • 01.10.12 VCMG - Vince Clarke's new project with Depeche Mode's Martin L. Gore - announce debut album 'Ssss'... http://t.co/5qa2sx25
  • 11.30.11 Vince Clarke and Martin Gore's first VCMG release EP1/SPOCK goes onsale today at Beatport. http://t.co/R3bMsaFo
  • 11.21.11 Erasure release seven-track single 'Be With You' on CD and download today! :-) http://t.co/Z3OvsKhd
  • 11.21.11 Erasure's Vince Clarke and Depeche Mode's Martin L. Gore announce VCMG. See http://t.co/4w8y3UMN for more details!
  • 11.04.11 We're at the voting stage in our 'Be With You' video competition... everything you need is at http://t.co/u4JW30Vf thank you! :-)
  • 10.11.11 The new Erasure album 'Tomorrow's World' is released TODAY in the USA!
  • 10.06.11 We're bringing 'Tomorrow's World' to Budapest in November! Looking forward to that... http://t.co/4w8y3UMN
  • 10.05.11 Rebecca Haymes (UK) and Maria Mendoza (Spain) won the first Kililive meet & greet, but there's another running now at http://t.co/CiLIatPr
  • 10.03.11 For a chance to meet Erasure in the UK, tell us which song you'd most like to see them play live. Tag @KiliLive & RT! http://t.co/IMvMsGQn
  • 10.03.11 Erasure's 'Tomorrow's World' album is out today on the UK. Enjoy... see www.erasureinfo.com/tomorrowsworld.php for info http://t.co/P3SYu7j8
  • 09.29.11 We just posted this on FB and didn't want you to miss out... a great fan video! Just keep your eye on Vince... :-) http://t.co/wmUJZ8AT