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8.0
96135
8.0 |
Mojo
A triumph of achingly beautiful pop protest music. Print edition only
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8.0
96138
8.0 |
The FT
Closing track “Just a Little Love” shows the resilience that has helped Erasure weather the decades so impressively themselves, an irresistibly upbeat gospel-disco number that recaptures a very 1980s pop blend of escapism and social awareness
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7.5
96166
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Those that have overlooked the band over the years would be wise to reunite with them for the battle ahead
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7.0
96134
7.0 |
All Music
While there's no real dance anthem in the bunch, World Be Gone does deliver on vocals and memorable Vince Clarke melodies
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7.0
96251
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Their most enjoyable release since 2005’s hugely underrated, ‘Nightbird’
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6.7
96133
6.7 |
A.V. Club
For the most part, World Be Gone is better suited for relaxing after a rousing march or successful phone-bank campaign than something that would rally the troops
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6.0
96137
6.0 |
Q
Laments for long romance and fake news alerts make for sombre listening. Print edition only
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6.0
96202
6.0 |
musicOMH
Full credit should be given for bringing an extra dimension to the Erasure legacy, but World Be Gone makes for far from easy listening
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6.0
96139
6.0 |
The Independent
There’s a beguiling modesty about his work on World Be Gone, which eschews fancy flourishes in favour of presenting each song at its optimum
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4.0
96207
4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
World Be Gone is uninspiring
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4.0
96210
4.0 |
The Music
There's little here that sparkles, even less that actually moves
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