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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Indie, Rock and Alternative _ Depeche Mode - Memento Mori
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 4th October 2022, 06:34 PM
Depeche Mode - now down to a two-piece following the death of Andy Fletcher last year - have announced that their fifteenth album 'Momento Mori' will release sometime in Spring next year. It'll be their first since 2017's 'Spirit' and a tour has also been announced, although not a lead single just yet.
https://pitchfork.com/news/depeche-mode-announce-first-new-album-and-tour-in-5-years/
Posted by: Steve201 4th October 2022, 07:14 PM
What does Momento Mori mean again? Remember there was an episode of the X-Files called that but can’t for the life of me remember what it meant!
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 4th October 2022, 07:19 PM
Google is your friend! 
It's Latin for "remember that you [have to] die"
Posted by: Bjork 4th October 2022, 07:39 PM
from NME:
A “memento mori” is an object that’s kept as a reminder of the inevitability of death – a skull, for example. According to Gore, the album’s title was in place prior to the passing of founding member Andy Fletcher aged 60 in May.
Posted by: Jessie Where 4th October 2022, 08:00 PM
Given that Andy only passed away at the end of May, I've got to assume the bulk of the album must have been recorded with him?
So sad, love DM. I'm eager to hear something new from them as it's been such a long time.
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 4th October 2022, 08:09 PM
It’s unclear how much was recorded with Andy (if any), but certainly some of it was written with him:
Posted by: King Rollo 4th October 2022, 08:27 PM
It's great to hear they're going to carry on as a duo.
Posted by: Severin 4th October 2022, 11:58 PM
I was just thinking this would be a good way to bring an end to the band.
They've been mostly good, great at times and occasionally brilliant but it'd be pushing it say they've done much worth listening to more than once in the last 20 years.
Although to be fair they are the only band I can think of where the singer died and is still an active member of an ongoing act
Posted by: Bjork 5th October 2022, 05:21 AM
their last couple albums had a drop in quality imho but their 2000s albums were all 3 excellent (Exciter, Playing the angel, Sounds of the universe)
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 27th January 2023, 11:09 PM
New music looks fairly imminent!
https://www.depechemode.com/mementomori/
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 28th January 2023, 12:04 AM
The single is released 3rd February with the album following on 17th March
Posted by: dandy* 28th January 2023, 10:47 PM
They’ve lost me a bit over the past 15 years or so. I’ll always listen to the new singles in case they hit form again but I haven’t really loved a DM single since Suffer Well
Posted by: Bjork 29th January 2023, 08:39 AM
Wrong is the last single from DM that I really liked, but last couple albums were a let down
Posted by: steve201 29th January 2023, 10:18 PM
Quite a quick album campaign!
Posted by: Bjork 9th February 2023, 09:14 PM
Ghosts Again is out now!
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 13th March 2023, 11:25 AM
‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ released a few days ago
Posted by: Jade 13th March 2023, 11:31 AM
Enjoying this return so far! The production on the new one is stunning.
Posted by: Cow P 28th April 2024, 04:41 PM
Indira Paganotto Remix of People Are Good was played at Spanish MotoGP today and their superstar Marc Márquez was vibing to it. °.°