Erasure & Young Love @ McCarren Park: Make Love, Not War

It's been just over six weeks since I last saw Erasure, on the surprisingly entertaining True Colors tour stop at Radio City Music Hall (mini-review here). Last night, the British synth-pop duo brought along three back-up singers, a dazzling (if not superfluous and/or trite) stage set-up, multiple outfit changes, and a healthy mix of new tracks intertwined with Erasure classics. All in all, a lovely Brooklyn summer evening.

It's been twenty-two years since Erasure first broke into the mainstream, and nineteen years since they topped international charts with a series of mega-singles: 'Chains Of Love', 'A Little Respect' & 'Ship Of Fools'. Thankfully, all of the aforementioned tracks were included in last night's crowd-friendly 90-minute setlist (see below). You have to appreciate an epic band that knows what its fans want to hear.

One personal highlight was the beautiful live interpretation of current single, 'I Could Fall In Love With You'. Other ditties from their latest LP, Light At The End Of The World, shone extraordinarily brightly throughout the entire hot & humid soiree.

Erasure ends their North American tour tonight at Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ. For all forthcoming European dates, head to Erasure's official MySpace page here.



Setlist: Sunday Girl/Blue Savannah/I Could Fall In Love With You/Fly Away/Breathe/Storm In A Teacup/Chains Of Love/Breath Of Life/Love To Hate You/Sucker For Love/Victim/When A Lover Leaves/Ship Of Fools/Chorus/Sometimes/A Little Respect/Oh L'Amour/Glass Angel//Stop!

MP3: Erasure - Oh L'Amour

Opening last night's show was Brooklyn's very own (Def Jam recording artist), Young Love. It's been quite a while since I've seen Dan Keyes and I'm happy to report that in spite of a slightly lackluster full-length (read Jen's review here), his live shows are still positively engaging. Performing a variety of tracks from his debut, Too Young To Fight It, he may have been the ideal support act for Erasure.

MP3: Young Love - Find A New Way