Erasure, the OG synthpop duo of Andy Bell and Yaz/Depeche Mode's Vince Clarke, have announced their 18th studio album. The Neon, the follow-up to 2017's World Be Gone, will be out in August. "It was about refreshing my love -- hopefully our love -- of great pop," says Bell. And today, they've shared the LP's…

Legends collide. OMDAhead of their upcoming greatest hits compilation, OMD have shared the remix of ‘Almost’ by Erasure icon Vince Clarke. Check it out on NME first below. Tomorrow sees the release of a limited edition 7″ single of their classic debut single ‘Electricity’. Labelled ‘FAC...

The Strokes were supposed to headline New York's perennially weather-deterred Governors Ball festival this past June, a grand hometown return following the LA club show where they reemerged to cover Erasure and debut a new song. Instead, their festival-closing Gov Ball set was rained out. It looks like NYC-area fans will have another opportunity...

Before last night, the Strokes hadn't played onstage together in a little more than two years. (Their most recent show had been a set at Lollapalooza Chile, in April of 2017.) But this summer, the Strokes are playing Governors Ball and a few other festivals. And last night, they played a headlining set at the…

In Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz a grizzled artist on their own career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of them. This week: Erasure’s Andy Bell 1: Which reclusive icon did you once try to get to produce one of your albums? “Kate Bush...