With their first album in more than four years, English synthpop duo Erasure is making waves again as Vince Clarke and Andy Bell tour the world and make their way to the U.S. after a long hiatus.
“I think absence makes the heart grow fonder,” says Clarke in a telephone interview from Mexico City. “The tour is going really well, considering we haven’t played live in four years.
“People are quite mad and ultra enthusiastic,” Clarke adds in his British accent.
Clarke and openly gay Andy Bell come to Atlanta for a sold-out show on Sept. 3 at Center Stage. The show features local DJ Vicki Powell opening for the band as well as playing the official after party at the Loft located in the same venue.