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Sounds Of The Universe - Depeche Mode
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70 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first album to be released by EMI in the US (previously Warner Music had US rights) for the English alt-electronic band.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. The Onion A.V. Club
    91
    With Universe and 2005's "Playing The Angel," Depeche Mode has created back-to-back albums compelling enough to stand up to its past best.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Somehow, though, on Sounds of the Universe they still sound genuinely inspired.
  3. Mojo
    60
    Even where Sounds Of The Universe resembles a self-help manual, it does so with commanding tunes and a ring of truth. [May 2009, p.102]
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