🟢 From My Current Playlist 🎧 “Clean” by Depeche Mode

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“Clean” is the closing track on Depeche Mode’s landmark 1990 album Violator. Written by Martin Gore, it’s a haunting, introspective piece that stands in stark contrast to the more aggressive, industrial edge of their earlier work.

Lyrically, the song feels like a meditation on renewal and letting go — about being free of past burdens, but in a subtle, ambiguous way. There’s a quiet power in how it captures reflection and emotional release.

Musically, it’s understated yet intense: brooding synth layers, hypnotic rhythms, deep bass, and Dave Gahan’s somber vocal delivery create a sense of calm darkness. Unlike their blunt, confrontational tracks, “Clean” is atmospheric, reflective, and serves as the perfect bookend to Violator.

If Violator is about tension between desire and darkness, “Clean” is where that tension exhales — haunting, meditative, and quietly powerful.

So… podcast worthy?

Coach

@Shane Peterson

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