Erasure have announced a brand new single, ‘Just A Little Love’, out digitally and on maxi-CD on October 6 . ‘Just A Little Love’, an upbeat highlight from the recent album, is a joyful synth-pop track that captures Andy Bell and Vince Clarke’s optimism following the soul searching of Erasure's previous release, the reflective ‘World Be Gone’ single. The maxi CD and digital EP will include remixes from Bright Light Bright Light - who will also be joining Vince and Andy as the special guest on all of Erasure's 2018 UK and European tour dates - Dave Ball (Soft Cell, The Grid), Barry Harris (Thunderpuss and 7th Heaven).

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, the BRIT and Ivor Novello winning songwriting duo, released their latest album, World Be Gone, earlier this summer. The album entered the UK Official Album Chart at Number 6, and went to Number 1 in the UK Official Vinyl Chart and the UK Official Independent Albums Chart and is the band’s first Top 10 studio album in 20 years. Erasure have announced an appearance for BBC Children In Need Rocks, on 19 October at the SSE Arena, Wembley. Further information from www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey 

Erasure were recently special guests of Robbie Williams on his stadium tour throughout 2017 and a recently announced headline tour of the UK and Europe, many of the dates sold out on the day of release, starts in Dublin in January 2018.

Erasure Headline Tour, With Support From Bright Light Bright Light – 2018

29 Jan - Dublin Olympia SOLD OUT

30 Jan - Dublin Olympia SOLD OUT

31 Jan - Dublin Olympia SOLD OUT

2 Feb - Dundee Caird Hall SOLD OUT

3 Feb - Edinburgh Usher Hall SOLD OUT

4 Feb - Newcastle City Hall SOLD OUT

6 Feb - Liverpool Philharmonic SOLD OUT

7 Feb - Hull City Hall SOLD OUT

8 Feb - Manchester O2 Apollo SOLD OUT

10 Feb - Cambridge Corn Exchange SOLD OUT

11 Feb - Birmingham O2 Academy SOLD OUT

12 Feb - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall SOLD OUT

14 Feb - Ipswich Regent

15 Feb - Southampton O2 Guildhall SOLD OUT

16 Feb - Cardiff St David’s Hall SOLD OUT

18 Feb - Aylesbury Friars Waterside Theatre SOLD OUT

19 Feb - Brighton Dome SOLD OUT

20 Feb - Guildford G Live

22 Feb - Norwich UEA SOLD OUT

23 Feb - London Eventim Apollo

24 Feb - London Eventim Apollo – NEW DATE ADDED

Welcome to HeartSongs, our regularly scheduled (probably) look at songs and the people who write them. We spoke with electro-pop duo Living Dead Girl about their recent single ‘Still Life’.

“Still Life focuses on the idea that daydreaming about the life you want is not enough to sustain happiness. It is a poor substitute for the real thing, but can be an alluring trap to fall into, much to your own detriment. I tend to begin the writing process and realise midway through what the song is actually about. This particular theme had been on my mind, so it came out in Still Life.

We were lucky enough to have the song produced by Paul Ressel (Lana Del Rey, Lark, Faithless) and engineered by Max Heyes (Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Jamiroquai). We had wanted to work with Paul for some time as he’s been involved with a number of bands that we really admire, and he definitely made the song sound better than we could have hoped. For the first time we were able to record live strings and drums as well, which really improved the record.

I find with songwriting that you can be much more honest than you ever would be in real life. It’s nice to be able to release a song and maybe reach other people that might be experiencing the same thing. This is definitely the slickest production we’ve had to date, so it’ll also be nice to show the progression.”

 Lyrics: 

When have you begun to sleep for the dream

Float in the breeze on dandelion seeds

And it’s so clear from here

I decline so I’ll climb to the emerald green

Night has spun slow motion stars wheeling

Satellite feelings down mezzanine

Visions of you amid fine fallacy

Animate me won’t you animate me

I don’t need in another story

Dreaming in the flowers is not enough

Fifteen hours of faking glory

When did you become so easily mazed

Circling blue thieves hours of you

Dream ends are trails of a feathered wing

They dissolve in

To your love

Wake me softly beyond the pine tree

Animate me

I don’t need in another story

Dreaming of the flowers is not enough

Fifteen hours of faking glory

I’m mad for you

I lose my blue to white

Imbue my view I try

Folie à deux ain’t right

In saturated light

I don’t need in another story

Dreaming of the flowers is not enough

Fifteen hours of faking glory

Animate me oh you animate me

I’m so tired of sleeping, what a pretty painting I’m in