REVIEW: The 15th depechemode album, and first since the passing of keyboardist Andy Fletcher, is a reflection on mortality that’s steeped in the band’s characteristic mix of melancholy and vulnerability.
, Dave Gahan croons, “Time is fleeting.” This is not a new revelation, but the tranquility in his voice feels fresh. More than four decades have passed since the group formed as a quartet of mostly teens eager to immerse themselves in the nascent synth-pop culture with party anthems like “Just Can’t Get Enough.
Melancholy has long been an important part of the Depeche Mode experience, and, other than in their earliest days when Vince Clarke was leading the group with carefree dance songs, they’ve specialized in vulnerability. That openness, a sense of surrender, is the essential ingredient to Depeche Mode now. Even at their most romantic, like on, say, “Enjoy the Silence,” they’ve acknowledged how recognizing the absences in life are just as important as appreciating what you have.
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