Depeche Mode

No electronic act combines pop flair with rocking melancholy/uplifting tunes like Depeche Mode, and their 11th release again proves this songwriting prowess. From the sing-along "John The Revelator" to the beautiful "Precious," these are stadium songs, clarion calls to their fans. DM are back, and they're better than ever.

Depeche Mode's unique division of labor has been long established, with each of the three
remaining members having a distinct role: Martin Gore writes the songs, Dave Gahan sings
them and Andrew Fletcher shows up for photo shoots and cashes the checks. So the
biggest change on the Mode's eleventh studio album is that they tinker with that formula.
After Gahan recorded a solo album (2003's Paper Monsters) and complained that... More >