Depeche Mode Release 14th Studio Album SPIRIT

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(Columbia Records; New York, NY; March 17, 2017) – Iconic, multi-platinum selling musical pioneers Depeche Mode have released their 14^th studio album, Spirit, globally today via Columbia Records. The album, available both digitally and physically, has delighted fans and critics alike, with USA Today proclaiming, “Depeche Mode is back with its timeliest work yet” and Entertainment Weekly naming Spirit an official music pick.   

Spirit is available as a standard 12 track album. The band has also released a 2-CD Deluxe version of the album featuring a 28-page booklet of exclusive artwork and photos, along with 5 remixes created by Depeche Mode, Matrixxman and Kurt Uenala, collectively entitled the ‘Jungle SpiritMixes’.  The vinyl version of Spirit will be released on two 180 gram LPs, featuring the standard album and a special Spirit etching on the 4^th side. Fans can purchase Spirit from digital retailers here:smarturl.it/Spirit

 

Spirit Tracklist (STANDARD):

Going Backwards               

Where's the Revolution                                  

The Worst Crime                               

Scum                      

You Move                             

Cover Me                             

Eternal                                  

Poison Heart         

So Much Love                      

Poorman              

No More (This is the Last Time)                                    

Fail   

Spirit Tracklist (DELUXE):

DISC 1

Going Backwards               

Where's the Revolution                                  

The Worst Crime                               

Scum                      

You Move                             

Cover Me                             

Eternal                                  

Poison Heart         

So Much Love                      

Poorman              

No More (This is the Last Time)                                    

Fail           

DISC 2 – Jungle Spirit Mixes

1 Cover Me (Alt Out)                         

2 Scum (Frenetic Mix)        

3 Poison Heart (Tripped Mix)       

4 Fail (Cinematic Cut)                        

5 So Much Love (Machine Mix)      

 

Depeche Mode celebrates release day with an exclusive, intimate live show for Telekom Street Gigs in the legendary Funkhaus Berlin. Fans across the globe can be part of the event via HD live stream; the entire launch event will be live streamed on Depeche Mode’s Facebook and Twitter, as well as on Telekom Street Gigs’ website, and will be available in both 360-degree and 4K.

Prior to the release day event, Depeche Mode performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and sat down with New York Times chief music critic Jon Pareles for a Times Talk in front of a sold out audience at the NYU Skirball Center; view the conversation online here: http://www.timestalks.com/detail-event.php?event=depeche_mode

Spirit marks the band’s first collaboration with producer James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco (Foals, Florence & The Machine, Arctic Monkeys) and serves as the follow up to the band’s blockbuster 2013 album Delta Machine which debuted at #1 in 12 countries. Watch the Anton Corbijn directed video for lead track, “Where’s The Revolution”, which Billboard noted is “…as political as it is humanistic” online here: http://smarturl.it/WTRvideo

Depeche Mode will support the release of the LP with an extensive world tour, giving both new and lifelong fans alike a chance to experience the band’s stunning live shows. The first leg of the Global Spirit Tour, on sale now, will see the band play to over 1.5 million fans at 34 shows in 21 countries throughout Europe. The tour kicks off May 5th in Stockholm, Sweden and will stop at stadiums across Europe. Following the extensive European summer tour, the 29 show North American run, exclusively promoted by Live Nation, will kick off on August 23^rd in Salt Lake City, UT and will stop in 26 cities across the United States and Canada, before wrapping up in Edmonton, Alberta on October 27^th. Tickets for North American tour are on sale now.

For the full tour schedule and to sign up to receive announcements about upcoming tour dates, please visit www.depechemode.com.

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About Depeche Mode: One of the most influential, beloved and best-selling musical acts of all time, Depeche Mode have sold over 100 million records and played live to more than 30 million fans worldwide. Formed in 1981, Depeche Mode – Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher – continue to win critical and commercial acclaim around the world both in the studio and on the road, with innumerable artists citing them as inspirations and innovators.  The band’s 13 studio albums have reached the Top Ten in over 20 countries, including the US and UK. Their last studio album, 2013’s Delta Machine, debuted at #1 in 12 countries around the world, and launched a world tour that saw the band play to more than 2.5 million fans. In fall 2016, Depeche Mode's Video Singles Collection, a definitive 3 DVD library anthology containing more than four hours of their groundbreaking music videos, was released by SONY Music Entertainment. Their upcoming 14^th studio album Spirit and the Global Spirit Tour are poised to continue the band’s history of musical innovation and the band’s critical and commercial success.