Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode (CD, 2009)

Ben Hillier

Toshiba EMI (Japan)

4988006871823

3050145476

Depeche Mode

CD

2009

Sounds of the Universe

66 mins 40 seconds

Rock

Personnel: Luke Smith (programming). Audio Mixer: Tony Hoffer. Photographer: Anton Corbijn.

Spin (p.78) - "[C]uts like 'Fragile Tension' and 'Peace' coast along on the kind of catchy synth-pop grooves Depeche Mode specialized in throughout the '80s." Billboard (p.29) - "Depeche Mode continues to produce darkly atmospheric tracks about love, lust and death that have the vulnerability and immediacy of a shared secret." Blender (Magazine) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE kicks off with the spiky, twisted and impossibly gorgeous 'Wrong,' an epic blast of synth-pop bombast on the scale of VIOLATOR or BLACK CELEBRATION." Pitchfork (Website) - "Martin Gore can still be counted on to deliver the goods....Gahan's singing, meanwhile, is as strong as ever, always the perfect vehicle for Gore's lyrics..." Record Collector (magazine) (p.81) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Wrong' is one of the Mode's most satisfying tracks post-SONGS OF FAITH & DEVOTION and suggests they have many more albums left in them."

Ferg Peterkin

Stereo

2

Japan