DEPECHE MODE RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM AND WORLD TOUR LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER

DATE: JUNE 27, 2005

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/LATHUM NELSON

DEPECHE MODE
RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM AND
WORLD TOUR LAUNCHING
IN OCTOBER

DEPECHE MODE, one of the most influential and enduring acts of the modern music era, will return with a new album in late October on Sire/Reprise and a world tour launching in the U.S. that same month.    DAVE GAHAN, MARTIN GORE and ANDREW FLETCHER traveled to Dusseldorf, Germany (June 16) to meet with fans and media from around the world to announce plans for their massive 2005-2006 world tour.  The band last toured in 2001, playing an incredible 85 shows to nearly two million people.

For the much-anticipated new album, DEPECHE MODE joined forces for the first time with producer Ben Hillier (Doves, Blur).  It was recorded in Santa Barbara and New York, with mixing now in progress in London.  The  as-yet-untitled album follows the band’s May 2001 acclaimed studio release Exciter.  Selling more than 2.6 million copies around the world, it was described by USA TODAY’s Elysa Gardner as “…the earthiest and most futuristic song cycle the group has released yet, folding acoustic and electronic orchestration into gorgeous sonic landscapes. The graceful, pulsating 'Dream On' may be the finest single that songwriter Martin Gore has crafted since 1990's 'Enjoy The Silence.' The delicately soulful 'Freelove' and 'Shine' are lovelier still, showcasing Dave Gahan's most tender, confident singing to date” (5/15/2001).