Sounds of the Universe

Sounds of the Universe is the twelfth full-length album by Depeche Mode, released in Europe on 20 April, 2009, and on 21 April, 2009, in the US and Canada. It’s supported by the ongoing Tour of the Universe. The album contains 13 tracks.

As with the previous album, Playing the Angel, Dave Gahan has once again written three songs with Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott: “Hole to Feed”, “Come Back” and “Miles Away / The Truth Is”. “Spacewalker” and the bonus track “Esque” are instrumentals. Martin Gore shares lead singing duties with Gahan on “In Chains”, “Peace” and “Little Soul”, he sings the lead of “Jezebel” and the probable B-side “The Sun and the Moon and the Stars” on the second disc of the Deluxe Box Set. The B-side “Oh Well” is the first track ever to be co-written by Gore and Gahan. The album ends with a short hidden instrumental track after “Corrupt”.