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Depeche Mode Announce New Album, First Tour In 5 Years
Months after the death of founding member Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode have announced a tour and new album. The legendary electronic music group’s last album was 2017’s Spirit. The record was followed by their Global Spirit Tour, which grossed a whopping $202 million. The forthcoming album, Memento Mori, does not yet have a release date but it will be released on Columbia Records. Memento Mori will be Depeche Mode’s first album since the news of Fletcher’s death back in May. Mode members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan believe releasing the album and touring are what Fletcher would have wanted. Late Depeche Mode member Andy Fletcher. MNPHNC GRRRL Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “We started work on this proje...
Depeche Mode Reveal Founding Member Andy Fletcher’s Cause of Death
Amid the continued outpour of support over the passing of Depeche Mode keyboard player and founding member Andy Fletcher, the legendary electronic music band have shared an update on his sudden death. Fletcher was 60 at the time of his death. “A couple weeks ago we received the result from the medical examiners, which Andy’s family asked us to share with you now,” Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan and Martin Gore said in a joint statement shared via the band’s Instagram account. “Andy suffered an aortic dissection while at home on May 26. So, even though it was far, far too soon, he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering.” Aortic dissections are generally uncommon, though they are more prevalent in men in their sixties and seventies, per Mayo Clinic.&n...
Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode Keyboardist, Dies at 60
Depeche Mode co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died at the age of 60, according to a post on the legendary U.K. band’s Twitter account. No cause of death has been revealed. “Fletch had a true heart of gold and was always there when you needed support, a lively conversation, a good laugh or a cold pint,” they wrote. “Our hearts are with his family.” The roots of Depeche Mode date back to the late 1970s, when Fletcher and friend Vince Clarke played in a band called No Romance In China. They eventually drafted Martin Gore and created a new group, Composition Of Sound, before vocalist Dave Gahan joined and the name Depeche Mode was adopted. Clarke famously exited Depeche Mode following the 1981 release of its debut album, Speak & Spell, first to join Yaz and later Erasure. Fletc...
