Erasure Album Review
I first listened to the synth-pop duo Erasure around 1987. I was in high school and hungry for electronic music, and while Acid House had reached my shores, true Techno was still a glimmer in many a young man’s eye. Erasure’s melodic medium tempo ballads and soft pop dance anthems fit nicely in my music collection amongst musical comrades Depeche Mode and New Order. It’s been many years since I listened to their songs, though. For one thing, they got rather flamboyant and derivative several years back. Their last album I enjoyed was 1991’s Chorus which they recorded using only vintage synths. Their recent Nightbird is a welcome return to those warm analog sounds and lush orchestrations on that early work. Very listenable and recommended.