(Columbia) UK release date: 17 March 2017 If music is indeed the soundtrack to our times, then Depeche Mode‘s first album for five years is a suitably bleak one. It’s a post-Brexit, Trumpian world now, and Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher obviously aren’t too happy about it. Over the…

Ha csak a Depeche Mode utolsó tizenöt évét ismerném, zavarban lennék annak az állításnak a hallatán, hogy ez a popzenetörténet legutóbbi közel négy évtizedének egyik kulcsegyüttese. Persze ott van minden más is, ami korábban történt: íme, a Recorder Depeche Mode-katalógusa az összes fontos,…

A Freestate.hu-n pótoltam az elmaradt kis-és nagylemezkritikákat (2 Soulsavers, MG, Spirit, Where's The Revolution), valamint felvittem a Global Spirit Tour eddigi fellépéseit, valamint az összes ismert későbbi turnéállomást.  Ami még közeledik: Suller Gábor, a Freestate.hu…

A szerelem önmagában nem elég – Elveszett spirituális biztonságunkon kesereg új albumán a Depeche Mode Dátum: 2017. március. 23. csütörtök, 07:59 Forrás: ZeneFórum Szerző: Janurik János ​Tudatosan választottam cikkem szlogenjéül a Depeche Mode 1983-as Construction Time Again című albumát…

Depeche Mode, Spirit ★★☆☆☆ Download this: You Move; So Much Love; Cover Me On Spirit, Depeche Mode get serious and political, which doesn’t really suit them. They’re fine on romance and pervy urges and dark nights of the soul, but hearing Dave Gahan on “Poorman” attacking big corporations for the…

Depeche Mode occupies a unique place among the constellation of synthpop acts that emerged from the UK post-punk scene around three decades ago. Since the release of Songs of Faith & Devotion in 1993, they’ve been entirely disinterested in the “pop” half of that portmanteau, creating instead a…

Part of what makes for a great late-period album for an elder alternative band like Depeche Mode is a degree of resignation. Originality remains important but forced innovation sort of comes across like the musical equivalent of a fifty-something wearing tight leather pants. Take Brian Eno, Wire or…

After decades of premier league blockbuster fame, Depeche Mode’s deluxe sex-dungeon soundtracks inevitably offer few fresh twists. That said, Spirit, their second album for the Columbia label, is still a pleasingly punchy, crunchy and angry affair. Making his debut working with the group, producer…

If you've ever wondered what the elegy for the 21st century sounds like, Spirit comes pretty close. Following 2013's Delta Machine, Depeche Mode (Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher) return with their 14th studio album, and most politically charged material to date. Spirit, the band's second…

Review Summary: A painfully accurate record that portrays some of today's main political and social issues... Like clockwork, Depeche Mode have been dropping albums every four years since Ultra saw the light of day two decades ago. I must say I anxiously await them, because they never disappoint.…