Erasure discography
Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)
Studio / companion album · 2022
Vince Clarke reshapes material from The Neon sessions into a stranger, less familiar Erasure album.
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Inside Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)
Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) is not the next conventional Erasure studio album after The Neon. It is a companion made by reworking material from the same sessions into new shapes.
That origin explains the sensation of recognition without simple repetition. Fragments, atmospheres, and altered structures turn the bright outlines of The Neon into an afterimage. The record is less interested in delivering ten new pop singles than in exposing how studio material can be dismantled and made emotionally strange.
Hear The Neon first, then play Day-Glo without a gap. Listen for the fragments that connect the two records. Erasure HQ’s March 2026 statement later confirmed work on another album. See our report on that announcement for the details it contained.
Release details
Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) facts
Verified 2026-07-18
- First release
- 2022-08-12
- Release type
- Studio / companion album
- Label
- Mute
- Catalog number
- 5400863072902, CDSTUMM485
Track list (10 tracks)
Reference edition: Day‐Glo (Based on a True Story) · XE · 2022-08-12 · CD. Track order can differ by territory and reissue.
- Based on a True Story
- Bop Beat
- Pin‐Prick
- The Conman
- Now
- Inside Out
- Harbour of My Heart
- 3 Strikes and You’re Out
- The Shape of Things
- The End
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