Erasure Critical Soundbites ‘Snow Globe’ out November 11 on Mute Records
Erasure Critical Soundbites ‘Snow Globe’ Out November 11 on Mute Records SNOW GLOBE cover artwork: http://msopr.com/files/snowglobe_cover_square.jpg “Let‟s pretend that Andy Bell has ever been anything other than a holiday singer lying in wait. The way he delivers „The Christmas Song‟ on Snow Globe, the first seasonal album by the long-running British synth-pop duo Erasure (which consists of Mr. Bell and Vince Clare) is pure holiday slickness, balmy and heartening. There is harsher stuff on this album, like the Terutonic „Make It Wonderful‟ – „See the Northern Lights as they dance across the sky/They are inspiring/They take your breath away‟ – or the techno- esque Enigma-recalling version of „Gaudete,‟ a Latin traditional. But its standards (apart from „Silent Night‟) are odd and sharp, and „There‟ll Be No Tomorrow‟ and the beautiful „Loving Man‟ are on par with any of its late-„80s hits.” --Jon Caramanica, NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 2013 “They [Erasure] look to the spirit of the season for redemption, and put their percolating electronics to smart use on a mixed bag of carols, contemporary pop songs (their take on Mel Torme's „The Christmas Song‟ is a quirky trip) and five originals.” --Randy Lewis, LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 29, 2013 “The veteran duo break the chains of Christmas-music conventions, putting their synth- pop spin on Snow Globe with both new tunes and freshly arranged traditional. Andy Bell sings like a choirboy on songs like the lullaby „Sleep Quietly,‟ where they also bring some melancholy to the merriment.” --Chuck Arnold and Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, December 16, 2013 “Have yourself a synth-pop Christmas.” --Jim Farber, NY DAILY NEWS, December 2, 2013 “The duo‟s electro-pop, with several original tracks, is a perfect soundtrack for a chilly- but-jaunty winter‟s eve.” --James Reed and Sarah Rodman, BOSTON GLOBE, November 28, 2013 “A guaranteed first thought when pressing play of this holiday album: „Erasure made a Christmas album?‟ Indeed.
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