Tag: Snow Globe

Erasure announce new album 'The Violet Flame' and massive 58-date tour

Erasure announce new album ‘The Violet Flame’ and massive 58-date tour

Erasure today announce the release of its 16th studio album this fall, a 10-track record titled The Violet Flame that will be followed by a massive 58-date world tour that will mostly see Andy Bell and Vince Clarke play venues in the U.S. and U.K. between mid-September and the end of 2014.

Video: Erasure, 'Make it Wonderful' — new song off synthpop duo's Christmas album

Video: Erasure, ‘Make it Wonderful’ — new song off synthpop duo’s Christmas album

Erasure is back with a second music video for a track off the synthpop duo’s recently released Christmas-themed album Snow Globe — and this time it’s for one of the group’s original compositions, “Make it Wonderful.” Like the previous clip for “Gaudete,” this one’s animated, too.

New releases: Erasure, Lords of the New Church, 'Songs for Slim,' Matthew Sweet & Susannah Hoffs

New releases: Erasure, Lords of the New Church, ‘Songs for Slim,’ Matthew Sweet & Susannah Hoffs

This week’s new releases include the brand-new Christmas album from Erasure (‘Snow Globe’), plus reissues of The Lords of the New Church’s three albums from the ’80s, a Songs For Slim compilation 2CD set featuring The Replacements, and a set of ’80s covers from Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs.

Stream Erasure's new Christmas album 'Snow Globe' in full a week ahead of release

Stream Erasure’s new Christmas album ‘Snow Globe’ in full a week ahead of release

Erasure releases its new Christmas-themed album Snow Globe one week from today, but fans can get an early jump on the release, which is now streaming in full via USA Today. Below, you can listen to the full 13-track album — featuring new renditions of “Silent Night,” “White Christmas” and more.

Video: Erasure, 'Gaudete' — medieval Latin carol off Christmas album 'Snow Globe'

Video: Erasure, ‘Gaudete’ — medieval Latin carol off Christmas album ‘Snow Globe’

Erasure this week released the first single off its upcoming Christmas album Snow Globe, a synthpop take on the medieval Latin carol “Gaudete,” which was a folk hit in 1973 for Steeleye Span. The duo also debuted a new stop-motion animation video created by Martin Meunier and Tonya Hurley.

Erasure unveils tracklisting for 'Snow Globe' holiday album, previews 'Silent Night'

Erasure unveils tracklisting for ‘Snow Globe’ holiday album, previews ‘Silent Night’

Erasure has unveiled both the tracklisting for its upcoming holiday album Snow Globe and detailed plans to offer fans a deluxe 3CD box set of the album that will include a second disc of alternate versions and some Christmas classics not on the record itself, plus a recording of the duo’s Christmas radio show.

Erasure records original songs, 'seasonal classics' for new holiday album 'Snow Globe'

Erasure records original songs, ‘seasonal classics’ for new holiday album ‘Snow Globe’

Synthpop duo Erasure will get festive this fall with a brand-new holiday album called Snow Globe that will include both original compositions and “seasonal classics” — a collection that singer Andy Bell says led him to rediscover his “inner choirboy.” The album is set to be released Nov. 11.