The Neon

Vinyl LP pressing. 2020 release, the 18th studio album from synthpop duo Erasure (vocalist Andy Bell and keyboardist Vince Clarke). Written and produced by Erasure, the album's initial sessions saw Vince and Andy reunited to work on the follow-up to 2017's World Be Gone with fresh optimism and energy, partly inspired by their recent personal projects. Drawing from pop music across the decades, from Andy's childhood favorites to contemporary bands, he expresses, "It was about refreshing my love - hopefully our love - of great pop. I want kids now to hear these songs! I wanted to recharge that feeling that pop can come from anyone." The Neon offers warmth and a brilliant brightness in our strange, silent times. It connects us to our pasts and futures, glistening with hope. It creates beautiful places where our imaginations can roam, bringing us together, twinkling and beaming. The Neon puts you and me back in the real world, now and forever, illuminated and alive.