Depeche Mode‘s Martin Gore has shared the video for new single ‘Howler’, as well as explaining to NME how monkeys came to inspire his new EP – even going as far as having a chimp do the artwork.Following on from ‘Mandrill’, the song is taken from Gore’s upcoming five-track instrumental EP ‘The Third Chimpanzee’, which is set for release tomorrow (January 29).
Now, it comes with striking visuals from director NYSU (famed for working with the likes Bastille, New Order, Wild Beasts) and is in keeping with the primal themes of his new music.“I’m very fortunate – I feel very privileged that I can just stay at home and isolate,” Gore told NME. “I have a studio so I can work, and that’s my sanctuary.
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