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PRE-ORDER RELEASED 8TH JULY 2016

4 star **** reviews across the board

QUOTES

“‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ is very nearly a first among sequels….it’s the sound of a pop star having a ball…Fry’s natural habitat is where soul meets wit and melodrama…When ABC go on tour in October they will be playing the first ‘Lexicon’ in full, but the new songs won’t be outshone. 4*”
MAIL ON SUNDAY 22.5.16

“‘Lexicon Of Love II’ has many of the characteristics of its illustrious 1982 predecessor: lush orchestrations, hurtling brass and synth stabs, and top drawer pop songwriting…this is the sound of an old master falling not far short of a standard that his youthful self set very high indeed. 4*”
THE GUARDIAN 27.5.16

“The mature insights into the slings and once-poison arrows of outrageous fortune are a joy and a solace on this album…We never did get rid of the Bob Dylans and the Rolling Stones, but in a reductive world ABC’s music and language still peals with irreducible truth. The Lexicon Of Love has a brand new chapter. Read it and weep like a river, but then smile, because tears are not enough. The future that got away has got it going on again.”
THE QUIETUS 27.5.16

“Classy sequel to an 80’s classic….Martin Fry has overhauled his finest moment with a connoisseur’s eye for detail. 4*”
DAILY MAIL 27.5.16

“The glossy high end production values and astute heartrending songs are a boon to newcomers and first timers alike…classy. 4*”
DAILY MIRROR 27.5.16

“No 80s disco is complete without ‘Poison Arrow’ from ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ - 35 years later singer Martin Fry recreates its sophisticated mix of strings and romantic couplets and it still shoots through the heart. 4*”
DAILY STAR 27.5.16

“Fry’s breathy but declarative voice has aged well…a timeless New Romantic swoon. 4*”
FINANCIAL TIMES 27.5.16

“The voice is better than ever and…will appeal to older fans like me who want to wallow in nostalgia, and it will win over a new generation.”
THE SUN 28.5.16

“Fry’s Bryan-Ferry-on-a-hot-tin-roof persona and Anne Dudley’s classy brass and string arrangements are in the pink, and…there are enough A1 tunes and ambitious lyrical conceits to satisfy fans of the original.”
MOJO June 16

“…maintains the gold standard of song-writing arrangements and Fry’s ability to craft great lyrics.4*”
RECORD COLLECTOR

“ABC main man Martin Fry has made a sequel steeped in the same exotic glamour and drenched in strings…’The Lexicon Of Love’ updated, then, but with no loss of charm or power. 5*”
SUNDAY EXPRESS 29.5.16

“Return of the week - a rather fine ABC album”
SUNDAY TIMES 29.5.16

“…a solid, reflective and regret-drenched slice of new wave that sounds…impressively undated….Fry at his effortless best.”
DROWNEDINSOUND 27.5.16

“ABC created one of the best albums of the '80s, if not ever, and they still have what it takes to come within shouting distance of those ridiculously lofty heights. 4*”
ALLMUSIC 27.5.16

The Flames Of Desire 4:27 Viva Love 4:14 Ten Below Zero 3:58 Confessions Of A Fool 3:55 Singer Not The Song 4:10 The Ship Of The Sea Sick Sailor 4:41 Kiss Me Goodbye 4:53 I Believe In Love 4:42 The Love Inside The Love 4:12 Brighter Than The Sun 5:13 Viva Love Reprise 0:55