So Depeche Mode is set to release a new album entitled, Sounds of the Universe, this April, and it’s really hard to believe that this band has been together for almost 30 years. There is not a lot I can say about DM that you probably already know, due to the fact that they have been one of the biggest and most influential bands of alternative music. They have sold over 75 million albums worldwide, recorded 11 studio albums (including 3 live LPs), and have sold out stadiums in a matter of hours. However, they did have some dark clouds looming over their heads when they lost Vince Clarke (who went on to create Yaz and eventually Erasure) after the first album, when Alan Wilder left the band in ‘95 (who later formed Recoil), and when Dave Gahan went through his drug addiction days & was declared dead for 2 full minutes after being resuscitated back to life during a drug overdose. They have now left those rough times in the past, conitnuing on as a trio (Gahan, Gore, Fletcher), and performing some of the best electronic music & live concerts ever. They have just released the first single, “Wrong”, which happens to be my “Catch of the Day”. This song really shows how DM has matured over the years, and taken the advancement in music technology to a new level. Check out the video for this track above. Enjoy (the silence)!
