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New Depeche Mode single!
« on: February 09, 2023, 06:41:40 AM »
For all you Mode fans, their new single is available to stream here. It’s great!

https://vocaroo.com/13LaRIoIEKek?fbclid=IwAR2afAH3cPzZLvNcGp8-MRiygRCw_fewqKi8EFEvM1BWip26pdjkmItrAQw
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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2023, 01:10:26 PM »
It's quite good, but I hope that there will be some darker songs on the album.

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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2023, 07:07:24 PM »
Had no idea they were releasing new material!

Was just thinking a couple of days ago how i hadn't heard any new stuff from them in quite a while. 

The link in the OP did not work for me however i wonder if this is the song:


Interesting article about the album and Andy Fletcher:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/depeche-mode-ghosts-again-listen-new-album-memento-mori-tracklist-release-date-3395588
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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2023, 02:41:35 PM »

Depeche Mode Ghosts Again live Quotidien February 13, 2023

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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2023, 07:31:48 PM »
Album review for Memento Mori


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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2023, 03:15:05 AM »
Album review for Memento Mori



Thanks for posting. By all accounts it sounds like the new LP is a triumph!
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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2023, 05:22:15 PM »
Album review for Memento Mori



Thanks for posting. By all accounts it sounds like the new LP is a triumph!

Your welcome and thank you for making this thread - this is what alerted me to new DM material.

From what i can tell this seems like it will be an exciting album.

New song 'My Cosmos is mine'


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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2023, 08:28:26 PM »
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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2023, 02:52:05 PM »
Album is critically lauded so far....

Holding a metacritic score of 86 from 15 reviews.....seems they have resonated with the critics.

To put that 86 into perspective, u2's reworked album currently holds a score of 66 from same number of critical reviews.
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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2023, 02:48:17 PM »
Steady review of album.



https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/depeche-mode-memento-mori/amp/

Got the album last night and currently on a second listen.  It is a work of art,  the cathedral sounds are there,  the darkness is also there.  While it's clearly not Violator - it is really good (although far too early to call it great). 

'Don't say you love me' sounds almost like a James Bond theme,  which is in start contrast to 'My Cosmos is Mine' the opener,  or 'Speak to Me' the closer. 

I enjoyed the Pitchfork review also,  thought you would appreciate these comments from Pitchfork;

After more than 40 years, it is astonishing and redeeming how rarely Depeche Mode have been embarrassing. Yes, they’re a quarter-century removed from their last megahits, but they’ve never deigned to the menial tasks of senescence—cruise ships, state fairs, full-album tours

also

They’ve suffered addiction, abdication, near-death, and, now, death itself, but they’ve never made a truly awful record by chasing trends they’d already missed. For all their dependable despair, Depeche Mode thrive more on persistence and self-respect.

 ;)


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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2023, 02:57:37 PM »
Steady review of album.



https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/depeche-mode-memento-mori/amp/

Got the album last night and currently on a second listen.  It is a work of art,  the cathedral sounds are there,  the darkness is also there.  While it's clearly not Violator - it is really good (although far too early to call it great). 

'Don't say you love me' sounds almost like a James Bond theme,  which is in start contrast to 'My Cosmos is Mine' the opener,  or 'Speak to Me' the closer. 

I enjoyed the Pitchfork review also,  thought you would appreciate these comments from Pitchfork;

After more than 40 years, it is astonishing and redeeming how rarely Depeche Mode have been embarrassing. Yes, they’re a quarter-century removed from their last megahits, but they’ve never deigned to the menial tasks of senescence—cruise ships, state fairs, full-album tours

also

They’ve suffered addiction, abdication, near-death, and, now, death itself, but they’ve never made a truly awful record by chasing trends they’d already missed. For all their dependable despair, Depeche Mode thrive more on persistence and self-respect.

 ;)

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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2023, 03:03:08 PM »
I don't pay a huge amount of attention as not really been a fan of DM down the years - but here is a question....


Have they been all over the talk shows/radio shows/doing endless interviews etc etc promoting new album....Big billboards hired out and plastered with stuff, elaborate promotional videos/stunts etc etc.

Or have they just promoted it to a point and then just got on with letting the music do most of the talking?
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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2023, 03:24:57 PM »
I don't pay a huge amount of attention as not really been a fan of DM down the years - but here is a question....


Have they been all over the talk shows/radio shows/doing endless interviews etc etc promoting new album....Big billboards hired out and plastered with stuff, elaborate promotional videos/stunts etc etc.

Or have they just promoted it to a point and then just got on with letting the music do most of the talking?

Here in the states they have appeared on a couple of late night shows and played the lead single 'ghosts again',  also there have been some interviews,  but nothing overwhelming as we have seen with other bands

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Re: New Depeche Mode single!
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2023, 03:54:46 PM »
Never been all that into DM

Decided to give this album a go as read a lot about it.

I am glad i did - it is for my money a pretty good record.
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