Depeche Mode "Playing The Angel" (2025 Reissue) 2023-12-15 2017 EP from the Italian

2017 EP from the Italian rockers features the alternative rock staple "Beggin" (originally by The Four Seasons) alongside covers of Ed Sheeran's "You Need Me

Stereogum named the title track

For Cody Carpenter

homemade yet expansive

they also created & curate their own annual fest: DestroyFest

Depeche Mode "Playing The Angel" (2025 Reissue) 2023-12-15 2017 EP from the ItalianPlaying The Angel takes the best qualities from Depeche Mode releases like Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion, and makes for a highly concentrated set of songs that all but demand to be heard in one uninterrupted shot. Musically, a lot of analog gear was used, and it's apparent that the arrangements and extra sounds fell into place quickly and naturally. Like the best Depeche Mode, almost everything on the album will make an initial wowing