The first single, ” Ghosts Again “, released on 9 February 2023, was co-written by Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs . It received relative success in the UK, charting at No. 14. “Ghosts Again” had widespread success in the US, charting in the top 10 of 3 Billboard charts.…
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On 4 October 2022, Depeche Mode announced their fifteenth studio album Memento Mori and a tour to support the album
On 15 August 2022, the social media accounts for Depeche Mode posted a photo of Gahan and Gore in a recording studio, with them tweeting, “finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose”, which magazines like NME suggested was a hint…
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In 2022, the band topped the fan vote (over 1 million preferences) for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the class of 2022, and in May of that year were announced as one of the seven inductees in the “Performer” category. On 11 July 2022, Duran…
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On 26 May 2022, Andy Fletcher died, aged 60, after suffering an aortic dissection while at home. His bandmates Gahan and Gore stated, “we are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher.” Former Depeche Mode member…
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On 22 October 2021, Future Past was released. The album entered the UK Album Chart at number three, the band’s highest peak since 2004’s Astronaut . This also earned the band the distinction of having UK Top 5 albums in each of the five decades they had been releasing music…
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In 2019, Duran Duran were working on a new album with Ronson, Erol Alkan and Giorgio Moroder handling production duties, and Graham Coxon and Lykke Li being confirmed as collaborators. Rhodes described the content and sound of a possible first single to be “very different for us.” Initially planned for…
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On 7 November 2020, the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
It was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray under the title LiVE SPiRiTS on 26 June 2020.
The band stated that work on the album began during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Gahan and Gore said they would send each other ideas for songs, for example Gahan said, “I played guitar and sort of sang on my iPhone”, while Gore “sent it back with his angelic voice.”…
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