DAVE GAHAN

Depeche Mode’s survivor talks time’s arrow, covering Neil Young and being an imposter.

Martin Aston

DOWN THE transatlantic wire, Dave Gahan’s first words are, “It’s great to hear an English accent.” Yet, having had a New York zip code for over 20 years, the Essex-raised singer is so thoroughly integrated into American life that all but two of the songs on his new covers set Imposter were written by Americans. Spanning Bob Dylan to Mark Lanegan and P.J. Harvey to Elmore James, the sumptuous and bluesy Imposter is the third album he’s made with Anglo-American collective Soulsavers: within, the 59-year-old Gahan’s voice is so dark and imposing that it’s startling to reflect that he was once the cherubic frontman of synth-pop kids Depeche Mode. “I’m still the youngster in Depeche Mode,” he quips. What determined Imposter’s song choices? They’re all artists, and extraordinary vocalists, that I’ve been…

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