ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) have shared the new video for their latest single,
“Nerves of Steel.” Featuring over
20 LGBTQIA+ stars – including several best known for their appearance on
RuPaul’s Drag Race – the video shines a suitably neon light on the single’s pop gleam. Andy Bell has said,
“This is my favorite track from the album, I am truly honored that all our LGBTQIA+ friends were so creative during lockdown and helped us with this joyful video. Thanks for creating such a lovely piece of art!”
Watch “Nerves of Steel”
here.
Talking about the track, one of the video’s stars,
Manila Luzon, said,
“’Nerves of Steel’ evokes the butterfly feelings I remember when first falling in love and nothing else in the world mattered — pure excitement and electricity!” while
Detox explains,
“Erasure has been an integral part of my queer soundtrack from early on and it was a tremendous honor to be included in their new work!”
Erasure’s eighteenth studio album,
The Neon, is out
August 21 on Mute. It will be released digitally and on standard and deluxe limited editions of vinyl, CD and cassette. Pre-orders via Mute or the band’s shop will give priority ticket access to future tour dates. Pre-order
here.
Listen to “Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)”
here.
Listen to “Shot A Satellite”
here.
“Nerves of Steel” Video Credits
The “Nerves of Steel” video features (in alphabetical order):
6, Amanda Lepore, Aurora Sexton, Candis Cayne, Cara Melle, Cheddar Gorgeous, CT Hedden, Delta Work, Detox, Joey Jay, Kiki Xtravaganza, Manila Luzon, Mayhem Miller, Mercedes Tyler, Morgan Michaels, Nina West, Pandomonia, Pearl, Raja Gemini, Sherry Vine and Widow Von ‘Du
Produced and Directed by Brad Hammer
Produced and Edited by Tyler Stone
MORE ABOUT THE NEON
The Neon is a place that lives in the imagination. It could be a night club, a shop, a city, a cafe, a country, a bedroom, a restaurant, any place at all. It’s a place of possibility in warm, glowing light and this is music that takes you there.
Written and produced by Erasure, the album’s initial sessions saw Vince and Andy reunite with a fresh optimism and energy. Vince had been feeling drawn towards his older machines, some of which he’d had since their very early years together:
“There’s a warmth to them. There’s also a real beauty in putting different analogue synthesisers together, too – a Pro-One, a Sequential Circuits, a Moog – they give this lovely sheen,” he explains.
Taking inspiration from pop music through the decades, from bands Andy loved as a child through to the present day, he explains,
“It was about refreshing my love – hopefully our love – of great pop. I want kids now to hear these songs! I wanted to recharge that feeling that pop can come from anyone.”
The Neon offers us warmth and a brilliant brightness in our times. It connects us to our pasts and our futures as it glistens with hope. It creates beautiful places where our imaginations can roam, bringing us together, twinkling and beaming.
The Neon transports us to a celebratory world, now and forever, illuminated and alive.
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