'Sounds Of The Universe' is one of Depeche's lower-key albums, but not without explosive or dramatic moments by any means. The sense of older styles and sounds, classic drum machines, early synthesizers, a rumbling bass undercarriage, serves new purposes. On the whole, 'Sounds Of The Universe' is a grower, relying on a few listens to fully take effect, but when it does, it shows Depeche Mode are still able to combine pop-hook accessibility and their own take on 'roots' music for an electronic age with sonic experimentation and recombination - not bad for a band with almost three decades under its collective belt.

Includes the singles “Wrong”, “Peace”, and “Fragile Tension"/"Hole to Feed”.