Vince Clarke and Andy Bell – best known as the BRIT and Ivor Novello winning duo Erasure – have, since their formation in 1985, released a staggering number of albums and singles, and left an indelible mark on our musical landscape.

From their debut Wonderland (1985) to their eighteenth studio album, 2020’s The Neon, the enduring pop duo have released an unbroken run of acclaimed albums, selling over 25 million worldwide, and their live performances – many of which are immortalised on album and DVD – remain legendary.

From the triumphant but lovelorn ‘Sometimes’, which catapulted the band into the UK charts in 1986, to ‘A Little Respect’, ‘Blue Savannah’, ‘Always’, ‘Who Needs Love Like That’, ‘Chains of Love’ and ‘Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling)’, the band’s seemingly endless stash of singles are the purest pop: life affirming, warmly familiar yet futuristic.

Always, a recent best of that celebrated three decades of friendship between these two songwriters, saw Erasure re-enter the Top 10 of the UK Official Albums Chart, while The Neon saw them back in the Top 5, their highest chart position since 1994.

Over decades of work and friendship their relatable, soulful, life-affirming tunes, fuelled by a desire to create uplifting music for everybody has meant that Erasure have become one of the UK’s most enduring pop duos and songwriters.

“Let’s face it — there is nothing Kraftwerk did that Erasure didn’t do better, for longer, and while wearing a blue sequinned cowboy hat and chaps.” – Caitlin Moran – The Times