The Light the Dead See
by Soulsavers
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: May 22, 2012
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. Brainlicker
    Jun 24, 2013
    9
    An amazing album. Tracks 1,8 & 10 are outstanding. Even if you weren't a Depeche Mode fan this album carries its own weight. Very spiritual in its tone and lyrics. Soft and not quite haunting but soulful would be a good word. It's an album that is great to listen to while contemplating life, love or loss. Anybody familiar with Depeche Mode or David's solo work will appreciate theAn amazing album. Tracks 1,8 & 10 are outstanding. Even if you weren't a Depeche Mode fan this album carries its own weight. Very spiritual in its tone and lyrics. Soft and not quite haunting but soulful would be a good word. It's an album that is great to listen to while contemplating life, love or loss. Anybody familiar with Depeche Mode or David's solo work will appreciate the mellowness and lack of heavy electronics. Instantly a great album.… Collapse

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    [Dave Gahan's] trademark delivery brings the gravitas to Machin's creeping strings-swaddled, Morricone-like mood. [Jun 2012, p.87]
  2. PopMatters
    Jul 2, 2012
    70
    The Light the Dead See achieves a result all too hard to pull off - it is theatrical without feeling like an act, saturated with atmosphere without being swamped in it.
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  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    Jun 27, 2012
    70
    This is the stuff of Hollywood film soundtracks, and Gahan's robust baritone is a perfect fit for the proceedings.
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