Credits:Andy Bell (Erasure)Description:AsdeliciousasitwouldbetohearthevoiceofErasurecoveringtheIcehousechestnutthatsharesthenameofhisdebutfull-length,it'snottobe.Theminordisappointmentdeservesasigh,butElectricBlueisawonderfulcollectionofchirpy,effervescentdancefloormotivationthat'saperfecttonicforErasure'smelancholyanddeeperthanexpectedNightbird.Withmeremonthsseparatingthem,it'shardnottothinkaboutNightbirdwhilelisteningtoElectricBlue.Nightbirdwasacatharticrelease,AndyBellcomingtotermswithapublic,HIV-positiveannouncement.ElectricBlueisaboutmovingonbygettingbacktobusiness--dancefloorbusiness,hip-shakingbusiness,andinsinuatinglyricsoverhookymusicbusiness."ShakeMySoul"'s"pleasestopyourcheating"overagloriousB-52'smeetsneo-gospelmeetsVinceClarkebeatisjustonegreatexampleofthelatteronthislyric-filledalbum,butyoucanfindBellwrylytwistingtheknifewithakillerquipjustaboutanywhereyoudropthelaser.Nodisrespectwhatsoever,butClarkeisn'tmisseda