Sounds of the Universe is Depeche Mode’s twelfth studio album, released in April 2009.

As with the previous album, Playing the Angel, Dave Gahan once again wrote three songs with Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott: "Hole to Feed", "Come Back" and "Miles Away/The Truth Is". Martin Gore shares lead singing duties With Gahan on "In Chains", "Peace" and "Little Soul", he sings the lead of "Jezebel“ and the 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 reprise from the song "Wrong" after the final track "Corrupt" concludes.