forget your playlist text by MEHDI BELHAJ KACEM For my “anti-column” I spoke with Olivier Zahm about writing a piece on Depeche Mode, which in my view is the best pop group of the last 30 years, the only worthy successors to bands like The Beatles or artists like David Bowie. In passing, I also told Olivier, “I haven’t listened to anything except serious music for the last seven years.” A surprised Olivier took the bait and asked me why I almost never listen to “popular” music anymore, except during a few “regressive” moments, like my return to Depeche Mode over the last few months. There actually isn’t a particular reason, except for curiosity and a will to expand my horizons. I listened to rock and pop quite unhealthily until the age of 33 or 34, along with a few classical records, such as those of Debussy, but not much else….