Erasure US tour

Erasure--a.k.a. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell--plans to start 2005 by releasing its first collection of all-new material since 2000, and will back the album with a U.S. tour.

Titled "Nightbird," the new album is scheduled for a Jan. 25 release. Fans will have nearly three months to digest the set before the duo launches its tour in mid-April.