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Crystal Castles and Bat for Lashes to open for Depeche Mode
The synth-pop veterans add some youth to their US tour. As Pitchfork reports, synth manglers Crystal Castles and alt-singer/songwriter Bat for Lashes will open for Depeche Mode on the US leg of their...
View ArticleCrystal Castles share video for ‘Affection’, extend tour
The Toronto noisemakers share their latest video, which is exactly what you’d expect. The video for (III) standout ‘Affection’ is a lo-fi, tape-effected clip featuring the duo looking forlorn amid...
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Depeche Mode announce deluxe vinyl reissues of entire back catalogue
It’s no secret, if you’re into physical music these days you’re probably buying vinyl. Well it turns out that Depeche Mode have realized this, and are set to reissue their entire (mostly excellent)...
View ArticleDepeche Mode’s Martin Gore announces instrumental solo album
The Depeche Mode co-founder returns with his first solo album in over a decade. Martin Gore will release a self-titled solo album under the name MG on April 28 via Mute. MG is a 16-track instrumental...
View ArticleDepeche Mode announce new album Spirit and world tour
The band’s first album since 2013’s Delta Machine. Synth-pop veterans Depeche Mode have announced their 14th album, Spirit, will be released in spring of 2017. “We’re exceptionally proud of Spirit’s...
View ArticleDepeche Mode return with ‘Where’s The Revolution’ from new album Spirit
The band’s new album channels their anxiety about the state of the world. Synth-pop overlords Depeche Mode have unveiled ‘Where’s The Revolution’, the first single from their new album Spirit, due on...
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Singles Club: Stormzy goes hard with a heart, Vince Staples tramples the...
Each week on the FACT Singles Club, a selection of our writers work their way through the new music of the week gone by. This week, Cali rapper Vince Staples cleans up with the highest Singles Club...
View Article“Depeche Mode is the official band of the alt-right,” says Nazi leader...
Personal Hitler? Yesterday, Richard Spencer, the self-styled leader of the “alt-right” revealed an unexpected love for British synthpop pioneers Depeche Mode. Spencer was being escorted from the...
View ArticleDepeche Mode on alt-right figurehead Richard Spencer: “He’s a cunt”
“He’s a very educated cunt, and that’s the scariest kind of all.” Richard Spencer, a terrifying (but also completely douchey) neo-Nazi figurehead, does not have fans in the band Depeche Mode. In a new...
View ArticleSound like Depeche Mode with this simple plug-in instrument
Modalities gives you the sounds to make your own ‘80s synth-pop hit. Anyone wanting to emulate Depeche Mode at home now has a short cut to recreating the band’s sound thanks to a new plug-in....
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