Depeche Mode was one of the first bands to create danceable synth pop tunes, releasing their first single in 1980. Their third single "Just Can't Get Enough" broke into the top ten in Britain and boosted sales of their debut album. Through the 1980s, their music took on darker tones and helped them gain popularity in the United States with their 1985 album Black Celebration. After personnel changes and issues for members, the band reformed in 2005 and regained prominence with their album Playing the Angel.

1. DEPECHE MODE’S
1980S-BASED
SYNTHESIZER POP
Ken Bridenstine

2. Introduction
■ As the owner ofWealth Consultation, Inc., in Utah, Kenneth (Ken)
Bridenstine has facilitated more than $1.5 million in new insurance
business for independent agents. In his teenage years Ken
Bridenstine discovered the music of the British band Depeche
Mode, a pleasure that lasts up to this day.
Recording its first single in 1980, Depeche Mode was one of the
first groups to create danceable tunes with a line-up of
synthesizers.Their third single, Just Can’t Get Enough, broke into
the British top ten and boosted the sales of their debut album,
Speak and Spell. (Although the origin of the band's name is
disputed, the phrase Depeche Mode seems to derive from the
French words for “fashion” and “news.”)

3. Depeche Mode
■ Through several personnel changes the band’s music gradually
took on dark overtones. In 1985, their fifth album, Black
Celebration, helped them gain a foothold in the United States.
As alternative rock emerged in the early 1990s, Depeche Mode
won worldwide popularity, only to have their fortunes decline with
the departure of one early member and a stay in rehab by the lead
singer.
Band members went on to work separately for a three year period.
After re-forming in 2005, their CD Playing the Angel restored their
prominence.Their most recent release, Spirit (2017), attracted
attention for its unusual (for them) emphasis on political issues.