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Aqui ficam as primeiras impressoes da Filter magazine sobre o album Sounds of the Universe...

First Impressions:
-Grinding album opener, "In Chains", is instantly grabbing with its tortured carousel machine music, and assures one that Gahan, Gore and Fletcher are back and have brought a lot to the table this time around. Do these guys even age? You wouldn't have a clue here.

-A haunting synth line that could be a long lost cousin of John Carpenter's brilliant Halloween theme palpitates through the lengthy spine of "Come Back", a mysterious, hypnotic vortex of a track that might just be the very sound at the center of the Mode's universe. A fine instrumental follows in the form of astral "Spacewalker".

-The meandering instrumentation of "Miles Away / The Truth Is" seals the deal that Sounds is a record that follows through.

Key Tracks:

"Come Back", "In Chains", "Miles Away / The Truth Is"

Predictions:

Dave Gahan's voice is as captivating as ever and Martin Gore's songwriting is still in full form. Sounds of the Universe undoubtedly has a tortured soul, but it serves as foolproof evidence that Depeche Mode has no plans for retirement.