Too many bands shy away from bombast, hoping that a deadpan delivery and a super cool haircut are enough to secure underground credibility. We love Visitor precisely because they're not afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves, banging out power chords and crooning like their lives depended on it. Hard to believe it's nearly a year since we first got hooked on the sweeping synth-pop melodrama of ' Los Feeling ' - a totally zeitgeist tune that symbolised the upward trajectory of electronic power pop, cherry-picking from the Queen , [...]
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Andy Bell is used to political questions. Openly gay and HIV positive, the longtime Erasure lead singer can't help but be a spokesperson, particularly at a time when Great Britain has just elected a Conservative prime minister. "I don't mind," Bell tells Spinner while discussing his second solo album, 'Non-Stop,' out now via Mute. "To be honest, I don't read up on major political stuff all the time, so I'm really just the average person on the street asking about stuff."
Filed under: News , UK Erasure frontman Andy Bell admits he's got an unlikely fan in the form of Jane's Addiction head honcho Perry Farrell . Talking to Spinner ahead of the release of his second solo album, 'Non-Stop,' Bell reveals how Farrell ended up duetting with him on his new record. Bell says, "It was precisely because not many people would put us together that I thought it would be a great idea. I did True Colors [...]
Here we have the promotional film for the new single from Andy Bell, the always extraordinary singer from all time faves, Erasure. The song is called Call On Me and is a track that eagerly directs you to find your way to the dance floor. As is the case with anything the man lends his vocals to, Andy simply can't help but give off the vibe of total euphoria and unabashed joy. It's that attribute that has set him apart from many of his peers through the years. Remember to show Andy the love and purchase [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive After 25 years and as many millions of albums sold, Andy Bell remains in awe of his Erasure partner, former Depeche Mode and Yazoo synth-pop guru Vince Clarke. In writing material for his second solo album, 'Non-Stop,' due out Tuesday on Mute, Bell says he felt less pressure than he usually does, even though the project meant stepping away from his wildly successful group. "With Erasure I'm much more self-conscious," Bell tells [...]
Brooklyn's rising electro-duo French Horn Rebellion took on Andy Bell's (of Erasure) single "Will You Be There" from his upcoming new album Non Stop. They made the old-school new wave electro track becomes bigger and a slight tinge of electro disco flavoring. The female vocals added to duet with Bell was also a great addition [...]
ATTENTION Erasure fans 'n synth pop lovers here is your chance to remix one of the tracks from Andy Bell's new album and win an official release Say What You Want is taken from Andy's forthcoming solo album Non-Stop the LP will be released on June 7th
MiMó is, or rather was, Erasure 's Any Bell. Having recently released his second single, 'Will You Be There?". ', under the moniker (a tribute to his friend Tomeau Mimó), Andy had decided to release future records under his own name due to more than one artist already using the name Mimo. The singles, 'Running Out' and, the current, 'Will You Be There?' are a couple of Italo influenced ElectroPop/EuroPop tunes produced by Pop producer extraordinaire Pascal Gabriel. Upbeat, dancefloor, Pop tracks with Andy's unmistakable vocals both singles have an impressive line up of reMixers. 'Will [...]
Just in time for now.. sorry for the delay I was busy making the world go round... So to make up I kinda had to go in on this one .... I must say it's def one of my top 5 ( even though I'm only 7 in..Lol ). This is fresher than a loaf of bread.. And HOT like you just pulled it out the oven...with some dope artwork to Boot....TOTALLY RAD! TOOOT TOOOT!! That's my horn.. gotta go .. TL and Link the other side.. What are you waiting for? [...]
Watch: Vince Clarke's (Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure) Synthesizer Cabin in Maine Vince Clarke's role as a founding member of Depeche Mode (and writer of hit single "Just Can't Get Enough") would be enough to put him alongside the likes of Kraftwerk, Pete Townshend, Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Devo and other synth pioneers of the 70s and early 80s, but that's only the beginning of his vast and varied oeuvre. Though Clarke split with Depeche Mode after their debut album, Speak and Spell , he continued to push the sounds of synth forward with Andy [...]
Filed under: The Hit List Say what you will about 30-something ' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass' author Lewis Carroll's relationship with his prepubescent muse, Alice Liddell -- you can't deny it made for great art. And in the 140 years since, Carroll's proto-surrealist work has also inspired hundreds of other artists -- from Salvador Dalí and James Joyce to the Care Bears . With the Tim Burton -directed ' Alice in Wonderland ' movie upon us, we've donned our Mad Hatter [...]
"You say that you're really sorry But sorry don't work when you've heard it For the fifty-second time You should be ready to say goodbye" Keeping with the Erasure vibe, here's one of my favourite b-sides from the band called Paradise . This song can be found on the Drama! single which was the leadoff single from Erasure's fourth record, 1989's Wild . Following the massive success of their previous release, 1988's The Innocents , it appeared that Andy and Vince decided to branch out a [...]
The name Andy Bell is one that should ring a bell to anyone who loves good old-fashioned pop music and the angelic voices that sing them. As the singer and frontman of Erasure, Bell helped made the concept of a compelling and entertaining live electronic musical performance a reality. His voice would go on to influence many of the new breed of singers coming out of the woodwork in recent years. Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters, to name one. Vincent Frank would be another example. It's been almost three years since the release of the last Erasure [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive When La Roux frontwoman Elly Jackson announced Thursday night at New York City's Webster Hall that she and her band would cover a song they'd never played live before, the capacity crowd could only imagine what was to follow. A Michael Jackson track would have made sense, especially since the redheaded Londoner had just sung 'Tigerlily,' a tune whose spoken-word breakdown is a virtual rewrite of Vincent Price's 'Thriller' rap. La Roux might have also been fixing to [...]
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars By now, surely everyone has his or her expectations of what a Hot Chip record should sound like. You've got the club bangers, and you've got the geek-tronica that makes you questions just why you're moving to and fro. Their fourth album, One Life Stand , sees the band doing much of the same, yet they finally honed their craft enough to create an album with very few imperfections. One of the record's longest songs, "Thieves [...]
Filed under: The Hit List No other event in popular culture symbolizes greatness cut short like the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly , along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper , on Feb. 3, 1959. After all, the pioneering rocker was just 22 when he died, yet he had already amassed a catalog of hits [...]
Leak! Leak! High five goes to Adem for spilling the beans! It's another song from Head First , the highly anticipated new record from Goldfrapp. This one is called Believer . If official first single Rocket left you frothing in a hot mess of swoon, think of Believer as a bit of a subtle comedown piece. This track could have very easily been found on an Erasure record from Wonderland or The Circus but instead of Andy Bell's soaring tenor,we have a cool, collected and cheery Alison Goldfrapp [...]
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