Angels & Ghosts
by Dave Gahan & the Soulsavers
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2015
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 27, 2015
    80
    This second effort even has the edge on 2012's The Light The Dead See, with an extra-dazzling cinematic sweep to its orchestration, a poleaxing depth to its existential sorrows and a fabulously redemptive uplift in the climatic My Sun. [Dec 2015, p.107]
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 26, 2015
    80
    Powerful and affecting, this is as good as anything Gahan has done in the last 25 years.
  3. Under The Radar
    Oct 23, 2015
    70
    The two entities continue their tear-jerking relationship on this year's Angels and Ghosts. Once again, Gahan has turned himself inside out on these songs.
  5. AllMusic
    Oct 23, 2015
    70
    Whereas The Light the Dead See was a simple addition of Gahan's lyrics to the Soulsavers' music, this is a fully cohesive collaboration, with both artists sharing songwriting credits on all songs.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Oct 23, 2015
    70
    The schmaltz only sometimes gets the better of them ("The Last Time" drags after the somber "Lately"). Gahan has always sounded like a complex individual with Depeche Mode, but on this set, he sounds set free.

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Macio
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    A fantastic and solid record. Gahan sounds powerful and his voice stripped down from all Depeche Mode effects stands out as one of theA fantastic and solid record. Gahan sounds powerful and his voice stripped down from all Depeche Mode effects stands out as one of the instruments. Emotional record..… Full Review »
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