Join Dave Gahan & Soulsavers for an intimate live performance of ‘Imposter’. Sunday, December 5 at London Coliseum. Tickets available this Friday, November 12 –> https://t.co/6ixgbKC5HM pic.twitter.com/zmbVqNCMkd

— Depeche Mode (@depechemode) November 8, 2021

Speaking to journalist Chris Black about the upcoming show, Gahan said: “To get to play this special album on a stage in front of people, with the same group of musicians who recorded the album, that’s really important to me. I’m incredibly excited to present it live.” 

The collaborative album has been announced last month and the first single “Metal Heart” has been released soon after. The first single is “The soft sentimental song floods the listener’s ears with magnificent harmonies alongside the slow-building percussive elements that crescendo towards an uplifting end” praised mxdwn. Brooklyn Vegan added: “His version starts much like Cat Power’s spare original, from 1998’s Moon Pix, with just his voice and a guitar, but it soon grows into a full-on, stadium-sized rock epic”. Clash noted that Imposter is “a rare chance to hear Dave Gahan sing other people’s material, but it’s also much more than a standard covers record.“

The second single of the upcoming album was  “The Dark End Of The Street”. “Written in 1966 by Chips Moman and Dan Penn, and soul singer James Carr recorded it as his signature single. Carr’s version made it on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time and the song has since been covered by numerous artists, from Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton and now Dave Gahan. Gahan and Machin bring a bluesy grit to the song that give it an uplifting quality”. 

New Album is Gahan and Soulsavers Rick Machin third album, following their first release The Light The Dead See from 2012 and critically acclaimed Angels & Ghosts from 2015. It combines twelve “meticulously chosen reimagined songs from across genres and time periods, including selections from Neil Young, Bob Dylan, PJ Harvey, Charlie Chaplin and Mark Lanegan, amongst others”. 

“Imposter is a story of songs, which Dave Gahan & Soulsavers listened to, studied, absorbed, and gave a new life. All of the songs have deep meaning to Dave, making Imposter a reflection of Dave’s life – a story told by others, but in his own distinct voice” teases press statement.

Grab a copy of the album here.

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Dave Gahan & Soulsavers announce new album “Imposter” – It’s a rare chance to hear Dave Gahan sing other people’s material, but it’s also much more than a standard covers record. Out November 12#DaveGahan #DepecheMode pic.twitter.com/Ixk1XFSprr

— Ultra Depeche Mode (@Ultra_Depeche) October 4, 2021

The collaborative album contains 12 cover songs including artists Charlie Chaplin, PJ Harvey, Neil Young, Mark Lanegan and Bob Dylan whose songs are covered on the album. The new single “Metal Heart” is a Cat Power‘s cover. It has also been rumoured that Power’s herself is also set to release a new album of covers.

Dave Gahan has been the frontman, of the English electronic music band Depeche Mode since 1980 with bandmates Martin Gore (Co-lead vocals, main songwriter, keyboards, guitar) and Andy Fletcher (Keyboards). The band have released 54 singles according to the UK Official Singles Chart, have had 17 top ten singles and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Gahan continues to work with the band amid his solo and collaborative work. 

Soulsavers, also known as The Soulsavers Sound System consists of English-American production and remix team duo Ian Glover and Rich Machin. The new collaborative album is the third collaborative outing for Gahan and Machin and follows their previous collaborative albums, The Light The Dead See (2012/Gahan- guest vocalist and songwriter for non-instrumental singles) and Angels and Ghosts (2015/Gahan- guest vocalist and songwriter).

Machin has joined forces with Gahan in the absence of Glover for their new album. The new album Imposter has been described as an album, that is not a cover album, but an album that consists of 12 songs from various genres and periods. Gahan said of the album “There’s not one performer on the record who I haven’t been moved by” 

Although most of the work on the album was completed remotely due to the Covid 19 Pandemic,  the duo recorded the album with a full band at Malibu’s Shangri-La recording studio in November 2019.

The album was produced by Gahan and Machin, is set to be released by Columbia Records on November 12th and will be available on digital as well as physical platforms. Gahan and Machin’s new single “Metal Heart” is also set for release this Friday, October 8th.

Dave Gahan cover of Cat Power’s ‘Metal Heart’ will be released this Friday, October 8 #Imposter #DaveGahan #DepecheMode pic.twitter.com/6B9DS97Nyx — Ultra Depeche Mode (@Ultra_Depeche) October 4, 2021

On December 3rd Gahan and his band Depeche Mode are also set to release, a digitally restored limited edition 5 disc (Blu-ray/2DVD/2CD) box set with additional bonus content or stand-alone Blu-ray dvd, for their 1989 concert film and documentary Depeche Mode 101, Unseen footage of the band will be included in the release.

In the wake of the album release, Gahan said “When I listen to other people’s voices and song, more importantly the way they sing them and interpret the word, I feel at home”

See the tracklist for Dave Gahan and Rich Machin from Soulsavers new collaborative album Imposter below and Pre-order the album Imposter here

The Dark End Of The Street
Strange Religion
Lilac Wine
I Held My Baby Last Night
A Man Needs A Maid
Metal Heart
Shut Me Down
Where My Love Lies Asleep
Smile
The Desperate Kingdom Of Love
Not Dark Yet
Always On My Mind