Vince Clarke wrote the song before leaving the band.

Bands don’t usually hit their peak on their seventh album. Depeche Mode did just that with Violator. The synth-pop legends reached new heights in terms of artistic accomplishment and commercial reach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Depeche Mode stopped in Nashville as part of their "Memento Mori Tour," taking to the stage at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 19 for a ...

It’s always a bit of a mystery why a band with a lot of success in one pocket of the world struggles to break through to other regions. And when it does happen, it’s interesting to examine why a ...

DIIV opened up Depeche Mode’s Sunday night show at Dallas’ American Airlines Center with a shoe-gazy, emotional set. The heavy fog rolled throughout the stage, engulfing the entire arena. The Brooklyn ...

One of my best friends in high school used to say she preferred the music of “post modern” (as the genre was dubbed at the time) groups like Depeche Mode because their sound was timeless, vs. the ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Depeche Mode stopped in Nashville as part of their "Memento Mori Tour," taking to the stage at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 19 for a lively evening of futuristic synth pop, transporting Nashville back to ...