Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher Dies, Aged 60

Andy Fletcher founding member of UK legends Depeche Mode has passed away.

Fletcher's death has been confirmed by the Depeche Mode Facebook page. The statement reads:

Andrew John Leonard Fletcher (born 8 July 1961 – 26 May 2022), sometimes referred to as Fletch, was an English keyboardist, DJ and electronica member of the Depeche Mode Founding member. In 2020, Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode.

RIP Andy Fletcher, you will be missed.

New Entry: The Cribs Unveil New Song “In The Room”

English indie rock band The Cribs have unveiled a lost track from The New Fellas era titled "In The Room".

The song is taken from the upcoming reissues of their first three albums The Cribs, The New Fellas and Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, set to arrive on 29 July via Sonic Blew/[PIAS]. Pre-order it here.

It was originally recorded in 2005 during the 'The New Fellas' album sessions (produced by Edwyn Collins), but was forgotten about until 2022 when the band found it on the original master tape reels and resurrected it. For the last 17 years it was a genuine lost track.

Speaking about it, the band said: "We had honestly forgotten that this song existed until we received our original master tapes back…we know that sounds disingenuous but it’s true! Life was so chaotic and fast moving back then that we never really had the chance to go back and revisit things - everything was very in the moment, which is probably why this one was able to fall through the cracks."

"It’s really cool to finally hear it completed after all these years," The Cribs added. "Hearing it back for the first time was a surreal experience for us - like a message to our future selves from the past. It is a pretty classic example of what we were doing and where we were coming from back in those days - much like "Hey Scenesters!" or "Mirror Kissers" in the fact that it is lyrically quite reactive and upfront. We would usually just write the lyrics in the moment, to reflect what was going on around us at the time, documentary style - and so as unlikely as it sounds, this song probably only existed for the couple of hours that we originally worked on it, and was then forgotten about once we went back out on one of our endless tours. We think people who like that era of The Cribs will dig it, and we are really happy that we can bring them something new from those days…hopefully they get as big a kick out of it as we did!"

Watch a visualizer below.

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Watch: Rip Room Air Music Video For "Complication"

San Francisco art punk band Rip Room have aired the video for "Complication".

The song is part of our cuurent playlist taken from their debut full-length album 'Alight and Resound', out tomorrow, May 27 through Spartan Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Of the track, vocalist/guitarist John Reed said, “Complication" is about the failure of society to do meaningful things, and the lack of imagination that's doomed humanity to repeat the same mistakes over and over. Why isn't there equitable treatment of all people? Why is there still war? Why can't the richest country in the history of the world provide healthcare for all of its citizens? So many questions with seemingly the same answer from our so-called leaders: it's complicated."

Watch the video below.

(facebook.com/riproomband)

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