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FYM PREVIEW: ERASURE LIVE IN SEATTLE USA

The 80’s English snythpop icons ERASURE are back in 2011 with a new album (Tomorrow’s World) and a full-scale 27 date North American Tour. A week from today, 10.06.11 -Will be your last chance in 2011 to catch Andy Bell & Vince Clark in the States, as they close out their summer tour at The Moore Theatre in Seattle Washington, USA.



Singles like Always, Chains of Love, A Little Respect and continued chart-topping success in the UK during the 90’s -have aided in ERASURE selling over 25 million records to date.



Above, When I Start To (Break It All Down) the first single off their new record -exhibits just how solid of a vocal showman Andy Bell still is. FYM continues to maintain a nostalgic listening love affair with ERASURE  -their spirited 80’s anthems still shimmer with contemporary bliss. It’s progressive easy listening kinetic pop music, and we can’t wait to see them at the historic Moore Theatre next Thursday in Seattle USA.



Electropop British counterpart -Frankmusik will be opening the night (he also produced ERASURE’s latest release Tomorrow’s World). It should be an incredible night of over the top dancefloor friendly sonic vigor assuredly impossible to miss. Buy tickets HERE. Cheers, FYM.

FYM PRESS PLAY: OUR CRISP CULL.TV LATE NITE AUTUMN ESCAPADES -VIDEO PLAYLIST

This week FYM is proud to present a crisp new video playlist for the month of October over at the forYoungModerns Channel featured on Cull.TV. Click the image above to check out our Top 20 music videos handpicked for your late night Autumn escapades. We’ve even decided to pepper-in a few of our favorite campy TV commercials and classic movie trailers to give our channel a more authentic viewing sensation. Below we spotlight just a taste of what to expect from our October forYoungModerns Video Playlist: It’s the spirit of indie-pop San Francisco (our sister city) with an early in their career showstopper by Girls Lust for Life.



ABOUT THE PLAYLIST: As a part of the original MTV generation -our hearts remain in the 1980’s with visuals from: Lita Ford, Erasure and Kate Bush. We’ve also dedicated a large portion of our video mix to the latest contemporary wonders -our favorite sonic mainstays on HEAVY ROTATION at FYM HQ with jams from: The Late Great Fitzcarraldos, SBTRKT, Girls and Lana Del Rey. And of course we had to included a few music videos for sheer spectacle like: Frankie Smith (Double Dutch Bus), Mayer Hawthorne (A Long Time) and the PS22 Chorus (performing an incredible cover of Under the Milky Way -by The Church).


The FYM Channel on Cull.TV, gives you all the music we are into: new, old, and just amazing in the form of video playlists (fully equipped with classic commercial interruptions). Click HERE to party! Think 120 minutes for the late-twenties too hip to be square generation. It’s not for everyone, it’s music forYoungModerns. Cheers, FYM

FYM ON THE LIST: ERASURE, FRANKMUSIK -LIVE AT THE MOORE THEATRE, SEATTLE USA 10.06.11

The last stop on Erasure’s 27 date North American tour (in promotion of their new album Tomorrow’s World -out tomorrow in the U.S.) ended in Seattle last Thursday night at The Moore Theatre. It was an sonic engagement full of surprises and exciting visual energy.


Producer and UK electro-pop leading man Frankmusik opened up the evening with an unstoppable performance of original dance floor anthems, sincere energy, and a few notable pop medley remixes.


In recent years Vincent James Turner (Frankmusik) has been climbing his way up the music industry ladder -starting as a beatboxer, worked with Island, then getting signed to Cherrytree Records (an imprint of Interscope Records) releasing a string of successful singles and producing the latest Erasure album Tomorrow’s World.


Frankmusik live came fully equipped with a backing band (drummer, and a keyboard/vocalist). He performed tracks off his September 2011 release  Do It In The AM which paired exceptionally well with the vibe of the night. It was an all you could ask for dance party -and Frankmusik was personable enough to come out into the lobby after the show to do a meet and greet with fans and sign CD’s. See below for bonus photos.


Thursday night Erasure lived up to their grand over-the-top awesomely 80’s reputation with a stunning refresher course on what great pop music should be. Of course Erasure played crowd favorites from over the past three-decades which contributed to their 25 million plus in record sales. But it was a night of new beginnings that truly made their music shine.


After all these years Andy Bell continues to be a premiere showman live -his costume changing, body shaking persona danced up the night with talented backup beauties. The focus was on new material from Erasure’s 14th studio album Tomorrow’s World (out tomorrow).


Erasure indeed gave the crowd their money’s worth with incredible set design featuring a Gothic take on what tomorrow’s world could look like. Pictured above, Vince Clarke quietly commands attention producing his beats from a gargoyle perch.


Our highlight of the evening was hearing Erasure’s classic Always live along with formidable singles off the new record like -When I Start To (Break It All Down) and I Lose Myself.


The new tunes sound fresh and impressive -filled with personal undertones and catchy synthpop hooks. Paired with production help from Frankmusik, this latest record proves to be their strongest release in years! A special thanks goes out to both artists for giving us an entertaining night full of thunderous high-energy dancefloor bliss. Widescreen bonus photos from Erasure and Frankmusik live at The Moore Theatre below (click on each image to expand for detail)! Cheers, FYM.