In 2006, the band received NME awards for ‘Best Album’ for Employment and ‘Best Dressed’ for Ricky Wilson.
In early 2006, Duran Duran covered John Lennon ‘s song ” Instant Karma! ” for the Make Some Noise campaign sponsored by Amnesty International . Their version later appeared on Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur as an iTunes exclusive bonus track. They also performed at two…
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In 2006, A-ha recorded a cover of John Lennon ‘s ” No. 9 Dream ” for Amnesty International .
On 4 November 2005, the band released its eighth studio album, Analogue . The UK release of the single ” Analogue ” gave A-ha their first top-ten hit in the UK since 1988. The album includes a guest appearance by Graham Nash of Crosby Stills & Nash performing backup vocals…
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The band chose to forgo traditional live touring in support of Demon Days , instead limiting live performance during the album cycle to a five night residency in November 2005 at the Manchester Opera House billed as Demon Days Live .
The virtual Gorillaz members “performed” at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards in November 2005
To promote Playing the Angel , the band launched Touring the Angel , a concert tour of Europe and North America that began in November 2005 and ran for nine months. During the last two legs of the tour Depeche Mode headlined a number of festivals including the Coachella Valley…
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The album was critically acclaimed and commercially successful. It appeared on many top ten album lists for 2004 and 2005 (due to delayed international releases), with Pitchfork , Filter , No Ripcord, and The MTV2 2005 Review crowning it the album of the year. NME named Funeral second in their…
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In October 2005, Depeche Mode released their 11th studio album Playing the Angel . Produced by Ben Hillier , the album peaked at No. 1 in 18 countries and featured the hit single ” Precious “. This is their first album to feature lyrics written by Gahan and, consequently, the…
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On 12 September 2005, A-ha played a quickly sold-out show at Irving Plaza in New York City, the band’s first concert in North America since 1986, despite not having released any material there since 1993.