The Neon (★★★☆☆) is what the label promises — bright, flamboyant, club-ready tracks that reorient the duo towards the synthy dancepop they first made their name on.Erasure’s 18th studio album starts strong with two highly impressive lead singles.
The opener, “Hey Now (I Think I Got A Feeling),” features a magnetically confident, cocky Bell singing his on-the-nose longing for human contact over thumping, buzzing synths. “Nerves of Steel,” meanwhile, is the most classically and straightforwardly Erasure.
The undeniable highlight of the album, though, is “Shot A Satellite,” a punchy, dramatic track featuring plenty of swagger in both its vocals and synths.Erasure: The NeonUltimately, the album’s highlights are so strong that they end up.
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