After the electric guitar, no new instrument upended 20th-century popular music like the synthesizer. At first, the synth’s sounds were used to create ambient, otherworldly soundtracks or for epic ...

Early Depeche Mode albums were made by a band that looked and sounded like clean-cut choir boys. But by the time they rolled around to album number eight, they'd become snarling electronic grungers ...

Depeche Mode kicked off their world tour on Thursday night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, delivering their first U.S. concert in nearly five years. Excitement for the show was palpable inside ...

One of the essential bands of the 1980s, Depeche Mode have found themselves, over the course of their long career, at the crest of the synth-pop, new wave, goth-rock, and industrial genres. The ...

The singular genius of Depeche Mode's music might be the way their songs inspire a gut-wrenching personal response. The best music is, of course, meant to do this, but when Depeche Mode started their ...

To quote Depeche Mode, everything counts -- and they certainly made their Nov. 10 return to Cleveland a memorable one. Photos and video from the performance are below. It had been more than 20 years ...

For over four decades, Depeche Mode has stood as a beacon of innovation in modern music, blending the synthetic with the ...

Depeche Mode's *Songs of Faith and Devotion* in 5.1 surround sound elevates the raw, soulful intensity of this 1993 album, immersing listeners in its powerful fusion of rock, gospel, and electronic ...

NEW YORK – The connection between death and music is real. At least in the vision of Fernando Frías. The director behind the new documentary "Depeche Mode: M" links the cultural significance of the ...

Depeche Mode will include four previously unreleased tracks from their most recent album, Memento Mori, on a new live album set to arrive Dec. 5. Memento Mori: Mexico City primarily features ...

Three years into the pandemic, practically everyone is grappling with some sort of loss. The circumstances are individual, of course, but we’re basically all facing the same questions: How do you ...