Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Depeche Mode's new album kicks off with a dire warning that we're going backward as a society. Things go quickly downhill from there. more info

Consequence of Sound — The calls for revolution lack the nuance and wit befitting the band's continued sonic evolution. more info

Reuters — BERLIN (Reuters) - Depeche Mode are back, releasing their 14th studio album which the British synth-pop musicians describe as "bleak". more info

Stereogum — Everlasting synthpop originators Depeche Mode return today with their new album Spirit. The album comes four years after Delta Machine , their last one, and they recorded it with Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford. Before the album's release, the only... more info

Consequence of Sound — The electronic legends talk about making a record for an increasingly strange and troubling era. more info

Consequence of Sound — What could be the British electronic rockers' most politically minded album to date. more info

Stereogum — Synthpop wizard Vince Clarke was once the guiding force behind both Yaz and, in their earliest days, Depeche Mode. And ever since 1985, he's been half of the great synthpop duo Erasure alongside Andy Bell. This spring, Erasure will release World Be G... more info

Consequence of Sound — Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan gives the alt-right figurehead the label he so earnestly deserves. more info

Stereogum — Last month, human punching bag Richard Spencer claimed that UK synthpop legends Depeche Mode were "the official band of the alt-right," a statement the group obviously and immediately disputed, making sure it was clear that they had no ties to repuls... more info

USA Today Music — Dave Gahan reflects on the last time he saw the music icon and 'Blackstar' Grammy winner.             more info