DAVE GAHAN

TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM

‘PAPER MONSTERS’

JUNE 3 ON MUTE/REPRISE;

U.S. TOUR LAUNCHES JULY 18

DAVE GAHAN will release PAPER MONSTERS, his debut solo album, June 3 on Mute/Reprise Records. The first single, “Dirty Sticky Floors,” will be released two weeks earlier.

On June 5, DAVE starts a 22-date European tour in Zurich which includes four UK dates. This will be followed by an American tour throughout the rest of the summer that will start July 18 (further details TBA).

After 22 illustrious years with Depeche Mode, PAPER MONSTERS marks DAVE’s debut as a full-fledged songwriter. He wrote all 10 tracks with his multi-instrumentalist friend Knox Chandler. Produced by Ken Thomas of Sigur Ros fame,PAPER MONSTERS marries the freshness of a freshman effort with the seasoned wisdom of an old soul. It was recorded, mostly in New York, in an open-ended, back-to-basics manner which DAVE found both liberating and exhilarating.

“What really hit me most was how happy and fulfilled it made me feel,” explains DAVE. “I wanted to hear something that makes me feel good. That’s been the train of thought throughout this record and Ken’s been really great with that.”

Highlights include the rock-star bravado of the first single “Dirty Sticky Floors,” the quiet awe of “Stay” and the wonderful equilibrium of “A Little Piece.” Find out more on www.davegahan.com

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DAVE GAHAN TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM JUNE 3

DAVE GAHAN

TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM

‘PAPER MONSTERS’

JUNE 3 ON MUTE/REPRISE;