- synth-pop, electronic, alternative dance, alternative rock
- 55 min
- 12 tracks
- Gala Records
Playing the Angel is the eleventh studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Sire Records and Reprise Records in the United States.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 78/100
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME5/10
- Pitchfork7/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone2.5/5 ★
- The Times4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1A Pain That I’m Used To4:11
- 2John the Revelator3:42
- 3Suffer Well3:49
- 4The Sinner in Me4:56
- 5Precious4:10
- 6Macro4:03
- 7I Want It All6:09
- 8Nothing’s Impossible4:21
- 9Introspectre1:42
- 10Damaged People3:29
- 11Lilian4:49
- 12The Darkest Star9:27
12 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Depeche Mode
- Label
- Gala Records
- Released
- 2005
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Copy Control CD
- Country
- RU
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