Depeche Mode's new LP Delta Machine is their best in a decade

First of all, I'm a Depeche Mode fan from the first time I heard "People Are People" back when I was wee young lad.  And as a fan, I've been waiting for them to put together complete album that's as good as their music from the 80's and early 90's.  I really think on Delta Machine they come really close.   Other than the song "Wrong" from their previous LP Sounds of The Universe, I couldn't name a track or even remember one.

Anyhow, to my full thoughts on this album.  I think you should shell out a few dollars more if you're a fan of DM and pick up the deluxe edition.   The tracks "Always" and "Long Time Lie" really stand out from that bonus disk.  "Always" is a classic Martin Gore track in my opinion.  It's always fun to hear him sing a track on a DM LP.

OK, the rest of Delta Machine.  Just one complete album.  I feel like the last few albums the band put out were really disjointed.  The songs didn't all fit together well.   Playing The Angels was probably the most tightly knit grouping of tracks and that was in 2005.  "Goodbye" reminds me of a classic track that was lost from Violator.

The ballad "Heaven" which is their first big single is probably my least favorite song from the album.  Not sure why the picked that as their first big single.  I remember hearing that few months back and was thinking, "this album my just suck."  Thankfully, I was wrong.  Not a bad song. Just not my favorite from this great album.

The track "My Little Universe" might just be my favorite track from this album. It's like a modernized song from Music For The Masses.  It's a stripped down track and really carried by David Gahan's voice.

"Soft Touch/Raw Nerve," Soothe My Soil" and "Secret To The End" are probably Delta Machine's more upbeat tracks.  The album in general is pretty somber and introspective.  I left off a few of the other tracks on the album. If you like DM like I do, this album is a must have.  Here's DM performing "Soothe My Soul" on Letterman.  They still can rock it live after all these years.