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Post-Punk.com Jun 12, 08:05 PM

“No Way Out” — Italian Post-Punk Trio This Eternal Decay Share Unsettling Video for “BREATHE IN SILENCE”

This Eternal Decay Avant Garde Spiral69 Spiritual Front

Stereogum Jun 12, 04:35 PM

Matt Proxy Announces Debut Album Trojan Horse Feat. fakemink, Current Joys, & Grimes

Current Joys fakemink Grimes Matt Proxy JPEGMAFIA

Radio Metal News Jun 12, 11:41 AM

MERRIMACK dévoile sa reprise de DEPECHE MODE, « Wrong »

Depeche Mode Merrimack

Radio Metal News Jun 11, 07:01 PM

REVNOIR dévoile le clip vidéo de la nouvelle chanson « Alchemised » (en collaboration avec CARPENTER BRUT)

Carpenter Brut Revnoir

Happy Mag Jun 10, 11:42 PM

Simple Minds announce 2027 Australian tour with Gary Numan across five cities

Gary Numan Simple Minds

The Line of Best Fit Jun 10, 10:00 PM

Elanor Moss details debut album, The Knife, The Needle

Elanor Moss The Knife

Louder Sound Jun 10, 02:24 AM

"We were increasingly attracted to the beats, yet the Allman Brothers remain some of our biggest heroes." How ZZ Top mixed Depeche Mode and southern rock to deliver one of the biggest songs of 1983

Depeche Mode The Allman Brothers Band ZZ Top Billy Gibbons Frank Beard The Cure

Post-Punk.com Jun 9, 10:41 PM

Austin Electronic Duo Jet Cemetery Shares Video for Curse Mackey Remix of “Melt Away”

Curse Mackey Jet Cemetery

Igloo Magazine Jun 9, 08:46 PM

Job Karma :: Tschernobyl Vinyl Re-Release (Rope Worm)

Job Karma Cabaret Voltaire

We Rave You Jun 7, 10:21 AM

Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ turns 45 years old

Depeche Mode Alison Moyet Vince Clarke Yazoo

Side-Line Jun 6, 10:00 AM

Nouvelle Vague announce ‘A Date With Depeche Mode’ UK tour for March 2027

Depeche Mode Nouvelle Vague Alabama 3 Barry Adamson Cœur de pirate Echo & the Bunnymen Élodie Frégé Ian McCulloch +7 more

Side-Line Jun 4, 08:00 AM

Das Mörtal releases double single ‘Parasite & Ghost’ on Lisbon Lux Records ahead of mini-album ‘DECVY I’

Das Mörtal Dance With the Dead

◆ 2 articles Jun 3, 05:29 PM

Cocteau Twins Simon Raymonde Beach House Father John Misty The Flaming Lips The Weeknd

Billboard, Music Business Worldwide Open

Side-Line Jun 2, 06:47 PM

Chris Wicked releases a cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’ via Raven Black Productions

Chris Wicked Depeche Mode Chris Isaak John Fryer Malice in Wonderland Niklas Kvarforth V'gandr

Pollstar May 28, 08:11 PM

Levitation 2026’s Stacked Lineup Includes American Football, Bikini Kill, Molchat Doma And Angine de Poitrine

American Football Angine de Poitrine Bikini Kill Molchat Doma Jackson Marshall Max Fry

Pitchfork May 28, 04:53 PM

4AD Debuts World Cup-Themed Cocteau Twins Jersey

Cocteau Twins Mark Robinson

Treble May 28, 04:52 PM

4AD releasing Cocteau Twins, Scott Walker football jerseys

Cocteau Twins Scott Walker

Thoughts Words Action May 27, 02:28 PM

Drab Majesty Direct Bad Stuff “Nepenthe” Video

Bad Stuff Drab Majesty Gary Numan Siouxsie and the Banshees The Jesus and Mary Chain True Widow

Louder Sound May 21, 11:04 AM

“People think that Enjoy The Silence could be one of our songs. That was the whole point”: From modern goth anthems to a career-defining Depeche Mode cover, Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia breaks down her life in 11 tracks

Cristina Scabbia Depeche Mode Lacuna Coil

Magnet Magazine May 15, 08:15 AM

Depeche Mode Released “Exciter” 25 Years Ago Today

Depeche Mode Martin L. Gore

Post-Punk.com Jun 12, 08:05 PM

“No Way Out” — Italian Post-Punk Trio This Eternal Decay Share Unsettling Video for “BREATHE IN SILENCE”

This Eternal Decay Avant Garde Spiral69 Spiritual Front

Radio Metal News Jun 12, 11:41 AM

MERRIMACK dévoile sa reprise de DEPECHE MODE, « Wrong »

Depeche Mode Merrimack

Happy Mag Jun 10, 11:42 PM

Simple Minds announce 2027 Australian tour with Gary Numan across five cities

Gary Numan Simple Minds

Louder Sound Jun 10, 02:24 AM

"We were increasingly attracted to the beats, yet the Allman Brothers remain some of our biggest heroes." How ZZ Top mixed Depeche Mode and southern rock to deliver one of the biggest songs of 1983

Depeche Mode The Allman Brothers Band ZZ Top Billy Gibbons Frank Beard The Cure

Igloo Magazine Jun 9, 08:46 PM

Job Karma :: Tschernobyl Vinyl Re-Release (Rope Worm)

Job Karma Cabaret Voltaire

Side-Line Jun 6, 10:00 AM

Nouvelle Vague announce ‘A Date With Depeche Mode’ UK tour for March 2027

Depeche Mode Nouvelle Vague Alabama 3 Barry Adamson Cœur de pirate Echo & the Bunnymen Élodie Frégé Ian McCulloch +7 more

◆ 2 articles Jun 3, 05:29 PM

Cocteau Twins Simon Raymonde Beach House Father John Misty The Flaming Lips The Weeknd

Billboard, Music Business Worldwide Open

Pollstar May 28, 08:11 PM

Levitation 2026’s Stacked Lineup Includes American Football, Bikini Kill, Molchat Doma And Angine de Poitrine

American Football Angine de Poitrine Bikini Kill Molchat Doma Jackson Marshall Max Fry

Treble May 28, 04:52 PM

4AD releasing Cocteau Twins, Scott Walker football jerseys

Cocteau Twins Scott Walker

Louder Sound May 21, 11:04 AM

“People think that Enjoy The Silence could be one of our songs. That was the whole point”: From modern goth anthems to a career-defining Depeche Mode cover, Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia breaks down her life in 11 tracks

Cristina Scabbia Depeche Mode Lacuna Coil

Stereogum Jun 12, 04:35 PM

Matt Proxy Announces Debut Album Trojan Horse Feat. fakemink, Current Joys, & Grimes

Current Joys fakemink Grimes Matt Proxy JPEGMAFIA

Radio Metal News Jun 11, 07:01 PM

REVNOIR dévoile le clip vidéo de la nouvelle chanson « Alchemised » (en collaboration avec CARPENTER BRUT)

Carpenter Brut Revnoir

The Line of Best Fit Jun 10, 10:00 PM

Elanor Moss details debut album, The Knife, The Needle

Elanor Moss The Knife

Post-Punk.com Jun 9, 10:41 PM

Austin Electronic Duo Jet Cemetery Shares Video for Curse Mackey Remix of “Melt Away”

Curse Mackey Jet Cemetery

We Rave You Jun 7, 10:21 AM

Depeche Mode’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ turns 45 years old

Depeche Mode Alison Moyet Vince Clarke Yazoo

Side-Line Jun 4, 08:00 AM

Das Mörtal releases double single ‘Parasite & Ghost’ on Lisbon Lux Records ahead of mini-album ‘DECVY I’

Das Mörtal Dance With the Dead

Side-Line Jun 2, 06:47 PM

Chris Wicked releases a cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’ via Raven Black Productions

Chris Wicked Depeche Mode Chris Isaak John Fryer Malice in Wonderland Niklas Kvarforth V'gandr

Pitchfork May 28, 04:53 PM

4AD Debuts World Cup-Themed Cocteau Twins Jersey

Cocteau Twins Mark Robinson

Thoughts Words Action May 27, 02:28 PM

Drab Majesty Direct Bad Stuff “Nepenthe” Video

Bad Stuff Drab Majesty Gary Numan Siouxsie and the Banshees The Jesus and Mary Chain True Widow

Magnet Magazine May 15, 08:15 AM

Depeche Mode Released “Exciter” 25 Years Ago Today

Depeche Mode Martin L. Gore

◆ Overview

Recent developments in the dark wave genre include Matt Proxy's debut album 'Trojan Horse' featuring collaborations with fakemink, Current Joys, and Grimes, while MERRIMACK and REVNOIR release new tracks reinterpreting Depeche Mode and exploring synth-driven aesthetics. Meanwhile, Depeche Mode's legacy continues to inspire with anniversaries, tribute tours, and new reinterpretations by artists across the electronic and post-punk spectrum.

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Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins sells publishing catalog to Seeker Music

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