Sounds Of The Universe
Depeche Mode
Misery loves company, so if you’re looking for a companion to hardship (money, love, money, sex, money, employment, maybe money), then look no further than DM’s newest installment, Sounds of the Universe. Nearly thirty years after their conception, Dave Gahan could sing Vengaboys karaoke and still make you want to open an artery while fumbling for a bottle of pills. And his fans wouldn’t have it any other way. The band’s tip of the tongue hallmarks remain—lust, spirituality, romantic yearning, sinful temptation and sadomasochism—and run through the album’s thirteen tracks like dirty motor oil in pavement cracks. The disc’s first single, “Wrong,” which was a classic on first listen, is already in circulation and has been serviced as a full remix package, including A-List treatments by Thin White Duke (Jacques Lu Cont), Frankie Knuckles, Trentemoeller and a promo-only rub by Peter Rauhofer.
