Depeche Mode both shocked and enthralled listeners when they released their 1989 single “Personal Jesus.” Conservative groups, taking the song at face value, believed it was blasphemous. Depeche Mode ...

As Depeche Mode was rounding out their first decade with their seventh album, Violator, fans and critics thought they had a bead on the band. In August 1989, seven months before Violator’s release, ...

Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry covered Depeche Mode‘s 1989 hit “Personal Jesus” during a recent solo show in Prague. Performing at the Rock Café, Mayberry and her backing band gave the tune an upbeat ...

There are two classic versions of “Personal Jesus” in the world: Depeche Mode‘s original, the hit first single from 1990’s Violator, and Johnny Cash‘s version from 2002’s American IV: The Man Comes ...

UK synthpop greats Depeche Mode have now been a full-on legacy act for decades, but they're still making new music. Next month, Depeche Mode will release Memento Mori, their first album since ...

Last month, Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry kicked off a solo tour, and she’s been doing a whole lot of covers: Madonna, PJ Harvey, Texas, the 1975, “That Thing You Do.” On Tuesday night, Mayberry’s tour ...