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Depeche Mode

Sounds of the Universe (Capitol)

Reviewed by Austin Powell, Fri., May 8, 2009

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Depeche Mode

Sounds of the Universe (Capitol)

There's no brave new world for Depeche Mode. The UK trio's impeccably produced 12th album orbits back around the black-hole romanticism and sonic flourishes of its 1980s catalog with some welcome success ("Wrong," "Fragile Tension"). Dave Gahan's songwriting ("Hole to Feed," "Miles Away/The Truth Is") has improved since 2007's solo Hourglass, but this Sounds like a mundane midlife crisis.
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