After issuing their Christmas set Snow Globe in 2013, synth-pop veterans Erasure have announced that they're melting away the winter holiday theme with a new set of originals that's due this summer. Their 16th full-length studio effort, The Violet Flame, will be issued August 23 in North America, and a day earlier overseas via Mute.
A press release explains that the album, their first all-originals LP since 2011's Tomorrow's World, had vocalist Andy Bell and multi-instrumentalist Vince Clarke working with producer Richard X in New York and London. While a tracklisting has not yet appeared, 10 songs are expected to appear on the album. A single is set to pop up in July.
For now, you can hear a bit of new music in a trailer promoting both the LP and an upcoming world tour. You'll hear house rhythms, synth squiggles and Bell's tender, textured tenor in the video down below.
As for the tour dates, the duo have dates across Europe and North America booked between August and October. The 58-date schedule lands them in Canada once, where they'll take the stage of Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on September 30.
Tour dates:
08/01 Chesire, UK - CarFest
08/22 Hampshire, UK - CarFest
09/12 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach
09/13 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
09/14 St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theatre
09/17 Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall
09/19 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09/21 Reading, PA - Santander Performing Arts Center
09/26 Atlantic City, NJ - The Music Box
09/27 Boston, MA - House of Blues
09/28 Homestead, PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
09/30 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
10/01 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/03 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10/04 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10/05 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
10/08 Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
10/10 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
10/11 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
10/12 San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center for the Perf. Arts
10/14 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/15 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/17 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
10/18 Austin, TX - ACL Live
10/19 Austin, TX - ACL Live
10/21 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
10/22 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's
10/24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
10/25 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
10/26 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
10/28 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
10/29 Salt Lake City, UT - Capitol Theatre
10/31 Las Vegas, NV - Palms Casino Resort
11/01 Oakland, CA - The Fox
11/08 Belfast, UK - Ulster Hall
11/09 Dublin, UK - Olympia
11/12 Reading, UK - Hexagon
11/13 Southampton, UK - Guildhall
11/14 Reading, UK - Hexagon
11/15 Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall
11/16 Guildford, UK - G Live
11/17 Bristol, UK - Colston Hall
11/19 Aberdeen, UK - Music Hall
11/20 Edinburgh, UK - Corn Exchange
11/21 Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
11/23 Brighton, UK - Dome
11/24 Cardiff, UK - St. David's Hall
11/25 Preston, UK - Guildhall
11/28 Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
11/29 Wolverhampton, UK - Civic
11/30 Manchester, UK - Apollo
12/04 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
12/05 Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof
12/07 Hamburg, Germany - CCH1
12/09 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
12/10 Aarhus, Denmark - Musikhus
12/11 Copenhagen, Denmark - TAP 1
12/14 London, UK - Forum
12/30-31 New York, NY - Terminal 5
A press release explains that the album, their first all-originals LP since 2011's Tomorrow's World, had vocalist Andy Bell and multi-instrumentalist Vince Clarke working with producer Richard X in New York and London. While a tracklisting has not yet appeared, 10 songs are expected to appear on the album. A single is set to pop up in July.
For now, you can hear a bit of new music in a trailer promoting both the LP and an upcoming world tour. You'll hear house rhythms, synth squiggles and Bell's tender, textured tenor in the video down below.
As for the tour dates, the duo have dates across Europe and North America booked between August and October. The 58-date schedule lands them in Canada once, where they'll take the stage of Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on September 30.
Tour dates:
08/01 Chesire, UK - CarFest
08/22 Hampshire, UK - CarFest
09/12 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach
09/13 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
09/14 St. Petersburg, FL - Mahaffey Theatre
09/17 Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall
09/19 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09/21 Reading, PA - Santander Performing Arts Center
09/26 Atlantic City, NJ - The Music Box
09/27 Boston, MA - House of Blues
09/28 Homestead, PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
09/30 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
10/01 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/03 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10/04 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10/05 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
10/08 Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
10/10 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
10/11 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
10/12 San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center for the Perf. Arts
10/14 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/15 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
10/17 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
10/18 Austin, TX - ACL Live
10/19 Austin, TX - ACL Live
10/21 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
10/22 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's
10/24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
10/25 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
10/26 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
10/28 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
10/29 Salt Lake City, UT - Capitol Theatre
10/31 Las Vegas, NV - Palms Casino Resort
11/01 Oakland, CA - The Fox
11/08 Belfast, UK - Ulster Hall
11/09 Dublin, UK - Olympia
11/12 Reading, UK - Hexagon
11/13 Southampton, UK - Guildhall
11/14 Reading, UK - Hexagon
11/15 Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall
11/16 Guildford, UK - G Live
11/17 Bristol, UK - Colston Hall
11/19 Aberdeen, UK - Music Hall
11/20 Edinburgh, UK - Corn Exchange
11/21 Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
11/23 Brighton, UK - Dome
11/24 Cardiff, UK - St. David's Hall
11/25 Preston, UK - Guildhall
11/28 Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
11/29 Wolverhampton, UK - Civic
11/30 Manchester, UK - Apollo
12/04 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
12/05 Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof
12/07 Hamburg, Germany - CCH1
12/09 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
12/10 Aarhus, Denmark - Musikhus
12/11 Copenhagen, Denmark - TAP 1
12/14 London, UK - Forum
12/30-31 New York, NY - Terminal 5
