But for a few sweet seconds before the bombast began, there was just the zap and gurgle of Martin Gore's synthesizers.įor anyone who heard the distant promise of a far different, more interesting record in those moments, you're in luck: Gore's new solo album is an all-synthesizer affair.
Once the songs got underway, the band mostly just went through the motions, dutifully recreating the same arena-ready hooks and overblown saints-and-sinners metaphors they've been dealing in for decades. The best bits on Depeche Mode's 2013 album Delta Machine were the intros.
