| Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Erasure |
| Cover: | Erasure - Day-Glo (Based on a True Story).png |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Length: | 32:29 |
| Label: | Mute |
| Prev Title: | The Neon |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) is the nineteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released on 12 August 2022.[1] The album was created by reconstructing tracks from the group's previous album The Neon (2020) and is experimental in nature.[2]
The Neon was recorded during the COVID-19 lockdowns and released in August 2020, placing at number four on the UK Albums Chart on its release, the band's highest placement on the chart since 1994's I Say I Say I Say.[3] Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) was created by Vince Clarke rearranging and remixing recordings of The Neon sessions and sending the instrumental tracks to Andy Bell to add vocals.[4] The album was made in collaboration with producer Gareth Jones.
Retro Pop rated it four stars out of five and wrote "almost four decades into their career they've thrown a curveball and put out an album filled with self-referential gems and, although perhaps not to everyone's taste, it stands out as one of the most intriguing, creative projects in their catalogue."
The Quietus gave it a favourable review and said "The whole album is an admirable exercise in sonic restraint."
Riff Magazine wrote, "Far from queer disco anthems, they're moody '90s B-side remixes, murky Brian Eno tracks or downtempo Saint Etienne non-singles. It's not a turn-off, but it's definitely a vibe. And that vibe is more along the lines of, Shit, what just happened to the world?"
i and The Scotsman both awarded the album three stars out of five.[5] [6]