Depeche Mode - Violator Phoebe Bridgers and I was finishing lyrics

and I was finishing lyrics and booking studio time for what would become Light Verse

accompanied by keyboardist James Dewees

originally released in April 1980

double-album statement intended to resonate with its audience in much the same way that Bad Moon Rising or Tago Mago has for Smith himself

remaking the Icelandic indie comedy Either Way into an understated dramatic comedy starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch

Depeche Mode - Violator Phoebe Bridgers and I was finishing lyricsLP, Reissue, Remastered Sony (2023) EU The first Depeche Mode album to sell over a million copies in the United States, Violator is often regarded as Depeche Mode's finest work. Not only containing the world hits "Personal Jesus" (later beautifully reinterpreted by Johnny Cash) and "Enjoy The Silence" (with its epic video), each and every song on Violator is worthy of mentioning: for instance the beautiful and haunting album closer "Clean", and two