Legendary synth-rock pioneers Depeche Mode have announced that “Heaven” will be the first single from the band’s still-untitled 13^th studio album, due for a spring 2013 release. The new song is set to hit retailers on February 5.

“I am very happy with how the album turned out,” said the band’s main songwriter Martin Gore in a press release. “The music has a similar vibe to Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion and I think the songs on the album are among some of the very best we’ve done.”

Depeche Mode kicks off a world tour in May with a show in Tel Aviv, Israel, although there are strong hints that the band could be on the bill for this year’s Coachella festival in April when the line-up is finally announced.

Volkswagen recently featured Depeche Mode’s hit 1984 single “People Are People” in a recent ad campaign for the 2013 Golf 7, with a cameo by the band’s lead singer, Dave Gahan.

-Scott T. Sterling, CBS Local

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