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Depeche Mode

by Jessica Paxton

July 09, 2022

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Depeche Mode in 2013.
Depeche Mode in 2013.Courtesy of the artists

This week’s featured artists on Teenage Kicks are Depeche Mode. The band’s founding keyboardist, Andy Fletcher, died unexpectedly at the end of May. Fletcher was born on July 8, 1961, so Friday would have been his 61st birthday.

We’ll also celebrate the Go-Go’s, who, on July 8, 1981, released their debut album, Beauty and the Beat, which went to No. 1 in the U.S.

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A man plays an electric keyboard
Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher performing at Barclays Center on September 6, 2013 in New York City.
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The Go-Go's press images from Showtime
A flyer for the Go-Go's' gig at the Rusty Nail, Sunderland, Mass., on Aug 19, 1981. Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin.
Courtesy of SHOWTIME
Depeche Mode