Comments OffShareBy Megan Finnerty | Photography Jim Louvau When Depeche Mode eased into their slinky opening ‘In Chains’, at US Airways Center in Phoenix Sunday night, the audience wasn’t sure what to expect, even though many in the crowd were old enough to have been at the band’s first show almost 30 years ago. It felt [...]
Comments OffShareBy Bill Canacci For almost 30 years, Depeche Mode has been making music for the masses – and if Saturday’s intimate concert at the Borgata in Atlantic City is any indication, the English synth-rockers show no signs of slowing down. The band is touring in support of its 12th studio album, ‘Sounds Of The Universe’, [...]
Comments OffShareBy Sriram Gopal With over a quarter century having passed since its earliest hits, Depeche Mode is an act with cross-generational appeal. So when the houselights dimmed to signal the start of last night’s show at Nissan Pavilion, fortysomethings, college students, and 10-year olds alike rose to their feet. A band doesn’t achieve that kind [...]
Comments OffShareFew bands have had the good fortune to be as continually successful as Depeche Mode. This year, the band celebrates 30 years together: a three-decade career that includes 11 studio albums, global record sales of more than 100 million units, and dozens of hit singles. While one could easily forgive the band if it chose [...]
Comments OffShareEven though the band managed to finish eighteen tracks during their recording sessions over the past year, the forthcoming album will “only” feature an impressive thirteen tracks, according to sources familiar with the details. Of the thirteen, three are written by Gahan/Eigner/Philpott: ‘Hole To Feed’, ‘Miles Away’ and ‘Come Back’. Other songs include ‘In Sympathy’, [...]
