Februarities 3: “Personal Jesus”, The Acoustic Version

February 3, 2012 5:00 PM

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This acoustic version is great; it’s the antithesis of the rollicking studio version,

plus it has a lot of charm.

[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Depeche[/lastfm] Mode have said they are going back into the studio in March with an anticipated new album release in March 2013. The album will be their first since 2009′s Sounds of the Universe.

Also, original Depeche Mode member [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Vince Clarke[/lastfm] is working with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Martin Gore[/lastfm] on a new album due out this march. They call themselves [lastfm link_type="artist_info"][VCMG] [/lastfm](think about it…) and the album was crafted entirely over emails.From the press release: “[VCMG] marks the long awaited reunion of electronic pioneers Vince Clarke ([lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Erasure[/lastfm]/ [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Yazoo[/lastfm]/ Depeche Mode) and Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode), who have joined forces for the first time in over thirty years to craft a 10-track album which demonstrates their mutual love of electronic music.”