Depeche Mode -- Delta Machine

I reckon "Heaven" is OK. Putting out a ballad as a first single is always kind of risky, but I guess it works out when you have been in the biz for more than 30 years.

Oh hey Geir, what's up?

geirbot?!

US tour dates, tickets on sale in April:

• Aug. 22 - Detroit

• Aug. 24 - Chicago

• Aug. 27 - St. Paul

• Sept. 1 - Toronto

• Sept. 3 - Montreal

• Sept. 6 - Brooklyn, N.Y.

• Sept. 8 - Wantagh, N.Y.

• Sept. 10 - Washington

• Sept. 12 - Atlanta

• Sept. 14 - Tampa

• Sept. 15 - Ft Lauderdale

• Sept. 18 - Houston

• Sept. 20 - Dallas

• Sept. 22 - San Diego

• Sept. 24 - Santa Barbara, Calif.

• Sept. 26 - Mountain View, Calif.

• Sept. 28 - Los Angeles

• Sept. 29 - Los Angeles

• Oct. 8 - Phoenix

Also I gather they're on Letterman tonight.

That St Paul, MN date is at the MN State Fair, heh, culture clash.

wait really

Apparently

goddammit

we were planning a European trip during that time frame but how can I pass that up

No Boston :(

More info

https://www.facebook.com/events/356508044461677/

hahaha goddamnit that is the due date for my kid, looks like im delivering a baby in the grandstand

That would be a pretty great birth story.

Pretty sure there is a birthing station over by the Leinie's Lodge

miracle of birth barn imo

this must happen

promises me I'm safe as houses
as long as I remember to PUSH

If I recall correctly people born at the Fair get a lifetime pass, so from that stand point it doesn't make sense to have the baby anywhere but at the Fair

"But DAD these dudes are like 100 years old, why do we always have to go see them everytime we're in town?"

"BACK IN MY DAY YOU COULD WEAR A RAT-TAIL AND NOT GET LAUGHED AT."

strictly speaking, this wasn't true

My apologies. Three rat-tails.

Gonna be a mad scramble to get DC tix for the wife

Brooklyn, NY? Where?

Brooklyn Bowl oh wait

That Barclays place, I'd imagine.

yeah - I forgot about the big places there ; 0

So the performance for Letterman is happening now, full miniconcert and they're playing other new songs

http://www.cbs.com/shows/liveonletterman/artist/209798/depeche-mode/

But right now it's "Walking In My Shoes" I think...

*piano chord*

Uh, yeah, definitely that.

Letterman show on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/ultra_depeche/sets

hmmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Y1lv9PNtA

oh phew, I was terrified from the title that this was going to be another dreary dirge

I feel like this is a song they've recorded with slight variations at least 5 or 6 other times.

hmm haven't clicked on this yet but the title does not inspire...

I feel like this is a song they've recorded with slight variations at least 5 or 6 other times.

this describes 80% of the catalog of every band

I feel like this is a song they've recorded with slight variations at least 5 or 6 other times.

this describes 80% of the catalog of every band

Yeah, it's called "having a style."

That said, I like the track but not the vocals.

yeah same here - same feeling I got from the B side of the 1st single. Weird.

On this one here I do hear echoes of past attempts at bluesy stomps, so I guess I see the SOFD influence, but still struggling to see the Violator one.

Weak retread of Personal Jesus beat?

While we wait, BTW

http://www.dmremixes.com/acoustic.htm

Annnnd up at iTunes

http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/03/stream-depeche-modes-new-album-delta-machine/

He's doing a pretty good Nick Cave impression on the second song.

Hmmm, on first impressions I'm not really feeling this. There's some good songs near the beginning but I just lost interest halfway through. It's a shame as I thought the last album was their best since Violator. Maybe it just needs more time?

Actually liking this a lot myself five songs in -- I was joking elsewhere based on people's reactions that we might be getting an Exciter II and that's kinda the feeling at points, only instead of hyperfocused-LFO precision it's definitely the Ben Hillier-produced version of the band, forced into strange shapes. "My Little Universe" is my sleeper winner so far.

In conclusion -- would drop a song or two, feels like the hour-long thing it is as it stands, but overall a treat and a half.

might wait for the physical release - for once i have rather low expectations, since the last album got me thinking that even DM could lose it - the idea Exciter II does not excite me much (hawr-hawr) but then again it's probably better than Sounds of the Universe pt 2

it sounds like timbaland produced this

on my first real listen-through; love the first two tracks, which sit in some weird pocket between "I Feel You" and "Corrupt"

"Heaven" may make more sense in context but I'm not holding my breath; really wish they'd gone with "Angel" instead as the lead single

haha okay "Heaven" does make more sense in context, color me surprised

still a terrible pick for lead single

okay "Secret to the End" is fucking incredible

I am reasonably certain that Dave will never be able to sing "Should Be Higher" live

man this is way better than "heaven" had me expecting.

still think i will prefer the late night doom grooves of dave + soulsavers to this ...