In a digital twist of the old 7″ singles clubs (”pay us a bunch of money now, and we’ll send you a bunch of stuff that we promise will be cool”), Depeche Mode have just announced they’re releasing their new album Sounds of the Universe as an iTunes Pass subscription.

$19 gets you the album when it comes out, as well as exclusive singles, remixes, and videos, all DRM-free. Not a bad price, if you’re a massive David Gahan fan.

Just another example of what I love about digital distribution: with no physical product to worry about, artists are able to release anything they think their fans will be into.

[via Gizmodo]