From The Desk Of Erasure’s Andy Bell: Fish And Chips

Oh, l’amour! Andy Bell is back with a brand new solo offering. The Erasure frontman is releasing the techno-tinged Non–Stop (Mute) this week. The LP was co-produced by Bell and Pascal Gabriel (Kylie Minogue, Ladyhawke, Miss Kittin, Little Boots). Gabriel also helmed Bell’s previous releases as Mimó. Non-Stop‘s first single, “Call On Me,” pulses with a glittering electronic beat and features heavily processed vocals with an Italo-disco flair. It’s quite a departure from the romantic, falsetto-driven synth pop of Erasure, drawing inspiration from soul, techno, Tin Pan Alley and even opera. Bell will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with him.

Bell: For the best ever fish and chips in England, you’ll have to go to Hastings in East Sussex. Go to either Maggie’s on the Rock-a-Nore seafront (where you can also buy the freshest fish caught on the day by some of the local fishermen with one of the last remaining beach-launched fleets in the U.K.) or to the Blue Dolphin in the Old Town. One of the best bed-and-breakfast hotels is Swan House on Hill Street. My mum and dad stayed there for Old Town Week, which in itself is a blast, and they were treated like royalty. For old English traditional fares and celebratory days, it’s one of the best pagan places in the whole of the U.K. And friendly, too.

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