- electronic, synth-pop, synthpop, electropop
- 88 min
- 17 tracks
- Mute
Sounds of the Universe is the twelfth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 April 2009 by Mute Records. The album was supported by the 2009–10 Tour of the Universe. Three singles were released from the album: "Wrong", "Peace", and a double A-side of "Fragile Tension" and "Hole to Feed". "Perfect" was also released in the United States as a promotional single.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 70/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.5/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA−
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork6.3/10
- PopMatters5/10
- Rolling Stone2.5/5 ★
- Spin3/5 ★
- The Times4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1In Chains6:53
- 2Hole to Feed3:59
- 3Wrong3:13
- 4Fragile Tension4:09
- 5Little Soul3:31
- 6In Sympathy4:54
- 7Peace4:28
- 8Come Back5:15
- 9Spacewalker1:53
- 10Perfect4:33
- 11Miles Away/The Truth Is4:14
- 12Jezebel4:41
- 13Corrupt / Interlude #58:58
- 14Oh Well (Black Light Odyssey dub)5:02
- 15Jezebel (SixToes remix)5:31
- 16Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann flowing ambient mix)9:19
- 17In Chains (Minilogue's Earth remix)7:53
17 tracks, 88 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Depeche Mode
- Label
- Mute
- Released
- 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- DE
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