Union Street - Erasure Album Review
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Album Review
Erasure has always been full of surprises - this is no exception. Twenty years into a brilliant pop career and 14 million sales behind them, Erasure revisit songs from their glittering back-catalogue. Recorded at intimate Union Street studio in Brooklyn New York, Vince Clark and Andy Bell decided it was time to,
Show the songs in a different light, and show that they could work on whatever instrument, synthesisers or guitars
Clark said,
We found this cool guitarist (Steve Walsh) with a cool studio and decided to use both.
Like many a supposed acoustic album, in theory this isn't either, but the use of more traditional instruments like banjo, flute and pedal steel, they give this album an almost country and western feel, alongside radical arrangements. Including one top 20 single Stay With Me, the remainder are album tracks; it matters not, because they've certainly done their homework on making this superb collection sound as though they should have done it before. Their trademark infectious synth-pop has been abandoned for deeper artistic values, though Andy Bell's falsetto singing is still a highlight - however, he does drop it down on a few occasions, with great effect. It's a bold, even experimental step which is without doubt a resounding success. The makeover brings new meaning to 'lost' gems that prove there's more to Erasure than exotic stage shows and dance orientated pop anthems. A graceful album in every way.
Best tracks - Tenderest Moments and tear jerking closer Rock Me Gently.
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