Jul 5 2011

Erasure embark on US & UK tour

Erasure

While we are all eagerly awaiting Erasure’s forthcoming, Frankmusik co-produced, new album, the amazingly titled ‘Tomorrow’s World’ (well, amazingly titled if you are British) you can be spending your time getting hold of a ticket for the legendary duo’s US and UK tour.

Their first tour in more than five years promises to showcase much of the new album alongside classic hits from Andy and Vince.

The science:

31/05/11 @ The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL (US)
02/09/11 @ House of Blues – Orlando , FL (US)
03/09/11 @ Center Stage – Atlanta, GA (US)
04/09/11 @ Orange Peel – Asheville, NC (US)
06/09/11 @ 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (US)
07/09/11 @ 9:30 Club – Washington DC (US)
08/09/11 @ Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA (US)
10/09/11 @ House of Blues – Boston, MA (US)
11/09/11 @ Sound Academy – Toronto, ON (US)
13/09/11 @ Terminal 5 – NYC (US)
14/09/11 @ Terminal 5 – NYC (US)
16/09/11 @ Congress Theatre – Chicago, IL (US)
17/09/11 @ Congress Theatre – Chicago, IL (US)
18/09/11 @ Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI (US)
20/09/11 @ The Vogue Theatre – Indianapolis, IN (US)
21/09/11 @ The Pageant – St.Louis, MO (US)
23/09/11 @ Austin City Limits – Austin, TX (US)
24/09/11 @ Verizon Wireless Theatre – Houstin, TX (US)
25/09/11 @ House of Blues – Dallas, TX (US)
27/09/11 @ Ogden Theater – Denver, CO (US)
28/09/11 @ Kingsbury Hall – Salt Lake City, UT (US)
30/09/11 @ The Palms Concert Theater – Las Vegas, NV (US)
01/10/11 @ Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA (US)
02/10/11 @ House of Blues – San Diego, CA (US)
04/10/11 @ Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA (US)
05/10/11 @ Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR (US)
06/10/11 @ Neptune – Seattle, WA (US)
12/10/11 @ De Montfort Hall, Leicester (UK)
13/10/11 @ Academy, Glasgow (UK)
15/10/11 @ Corn Exchange, Edinburgh (UK)
16/10/11 @ Academy, Newcastle (UK)
17/10/11 @ Auditorium, Grimsby (UK)
19/10/11 @ Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham (UK)
20/10/11 @ Apollo, Manchester (UK)
21/10/11 @ Guildhall, Preston (UK)
23/10/11 @ Civic, Wolverhampton (UK)
25/10/11 @ The Roundhouse, London (UK)
28/10/11 @ Guildhall, Southampton (UK)
29/10/11 @ Colston Hall, Bristol (UK)
30/10/11 @ St. David’s Hall, Cardiff (UK)
01/11/11 @ Corn Exchange, Cambridge (UK)
03/11/11 @ Hexagon, Reading (UK)
04/11/11 @ The Dome, Brighton (UK)

Ticketmaster have the tickets.

The ‘Tomorrow’s World’ album is released 4th October.

Buy Erasure’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jul 4 2011

Goin’ Old School: Talk Talk – It’s My Life

Talk Talk‘s ‘It’s My Life’, from 1984. Just ‘cos I was in the mood for it today, apparently so was the baby elephant. Enjoy.

Buy Talk Talk’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 30 2011

Bright Light Bright Light’s ‘Disco Moment’ video

Bright Light Bright Light’s long (really, quite long) awaited new single ‘Disco Moment’ looks like it’s finally here with the premiere of the video.

It’s a really good choice for a single, upbeat ElectroPop with a hint of melancholy and the Jody Wilson directed video serves as a really good introduction to Rod Thomas for the masses who missed out on ‘Love Part II’.

‘Disco Moment’ is released 19th September.

Buy Bright Light Bright Light’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 29 2011

Van Go Lion’s Johnny Hates Jazz cover

Portland ElectroPop duo Van Go Lion have only gone and done a cover of 80’s smooth Pop boy’s Johnny Hates Jazz’s smash hit ‘Shattered Dreams’ ain’t they!

It’s actually really weird to hear a song you know inside out sung by someone else, but Van Go Lion tune in a brilliant updating of the tune. It seems the Jazzers (or the Johnnies?) themselves like the track too, making this statement “25 years since Shattered Dreams was originally a worldwide hit, and after nearly three and a half million airplays in the US alone, its great that the song is reaching a new generation of music fans. We celebrate Van Go Lion’s innovative new recording, and have no doubt that it will add to this continuing success.”. Good job!

♫ Van Go Lion: Shattered Dreams (Johnny Hates Jazz cover)

Van GO Lion’s singles ‘Body Moves’ and ‘We Don’t Miss A Beat’ are out now.

Buy Van Go Lion’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 28 2011

Princeton; :kinema: on the reMix

Our favourite Brigton smooth DiscoPop dudes :kinema: are back with a brand new reMix of LA Indie band Princeton’s ‘To The Alps’.

No having heard the original I can’t compare it but I do know that :kinema:’s soulful electronic Pop sends this track into smooth heaven. With some interesting instrumentation :kinema:’s commented that the track is “Partly an attempt to make a kind of twee-indie-disco version of Coma Cat by Tensnake (in a good, referential and respectful way, rather than in a bad, copying and stealing way :P)”.

♫ Princeton – To The Alps (:kinema: reMix)

It’s always fantastic to hear new music from :kinema: so we’re doubly in luck this week as Drop Out Orchestra have just released their new single, ‘All We Need Is Time’ on the awesome Mullet Records and the track features :kinema: big time, listen to it here.

Buy Princeton’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 25 2011

Goin’ Old School: Thompson Twins – Doctor! Doctor!

Thompson Twins, sorely overlooked heroes of 80’s music, to often considered a flash-in-the-pan, they awere actually around for years with a string of successful records, one of those being 1984’s ‘Doctor! Doctor!’, here performed on Top Of The Pops.

Buy Thompson Twins’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 22 2011

M.A.G.I.C. video from The Sound Of Arrows

The Sound Of Arrows just premiered video for their forthcoming ‘M.A.G.I.C.’ single is truly magical.

You wouldn’t necessarily think a post late-70’s-anime-inspired-monster-apocalypse clip would be so heart-warming, but it is. And pretty deep too.

Check out one of the classiest videos of the year.

Buy The Sound Of Arrows’ music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 22 2011

Florrie’s ‘I Took A Little Something’ video

Here’s the new short clip for ‘I Took A Little Something’, the best track from Florrie latest EP, ‘Experiments’.

Mad in collaboration with Dolce and Gobbana the video was directed by Justin Wu.

Florrie’s ‘Experiments’ EP is out 14th June,

Buy Florrie’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 22 2011

Goin’ Old School: Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us

Lisa Lougheed’s ‘Run With Us’ from 1987. Yes, it’s the theme tune to The Raccoons. What?

Buy Lisa Lougheed’s music from:

Follow @electronicrumor

Jun 13 2011

Bright Light Bright Light reMixes James Yuill

As premiered on last weeks Fear Of Tiger’s ‘The Guestlist’ show this is Bright Light Bright Light’s reMix of James Yuill’s ‘Crying For Hollywood’.

Light and breezy ElectroPop is the order of the day here. Piling on the world’s most feel-good 90’s House piano riff in amongst dreamy arpeggios lifts James’ vocals and lets them do their job perfectly. The sun’s come back out this morning.