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10.0
52501
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
There are terrifying isolationist cosmic ballads, there are feverish weird-outs, and all the way through, there are Depeche Mode not trying to prove anything, not trying to redeem themselves, not trying to please – just being Depeche Mode on the form of their lives
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9.0
52545
9.0 |
musicOMH
In what has always been a frighteningly consistent career, Delta Machine stands there amongst the band’s finest work
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8.5
52503
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A record full of terrific moments, reminding you of why you fell in love with Depeche Mode in the first place
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8.0
52557
8.0 |
Clash
The album neatly acts as a modernised summary of every style the band have worked with
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8.0
52590
8.0 |
DIY
This isn’t a band going through the motions, it’s a band going through a violent and explosive rebirth
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8.0
52611
8.0 |
Q
They're still here and they're still very good. Print edition only
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8.0
52500
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
In 2013, if rock is going to survive, it surely has to encompass the bleeps and beats of electro veterans who sound like the future is still catching up with them
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
A varied, richly rewarding and pleasantly surprising collection
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
A near-perfect summation of the band those skinny teenagers who regularly showed up on children’s mornings programs have grown up into
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
Don't mistake "dour" for "down for it" when it comes dressed-in-leather pants, because the simmering and dark Delta Machine is certainly the latter
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Celebrates brooding faith and slippery solace without scrimping on Depeche's trademark blackstrobe punishment
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7.0
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7.0 |
Fact
It’s rare indeed for a band to sound this good on their thirteenth studio album; rarer still for them to remain interesting or relevant, and yet with Delta Machine Depeche Mode achieve both
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
While at the end of the day the formula still works, it just isn’t as fresh as it once was
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Reasonably strong effort for a band that's managed to get wise without growing too old
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7.0
52504
7.0 |
The 405
They're not trying to recapture past glories... and to their credit, they're still pushing forward
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
A potent combination of moody programming, focused songwriting, and subtle velocity
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
There’s a feeling that maybe they’ve done this before, and maybe better
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6.0
52868
6.0 |
Uncut
Their production is as glossy as it's ever been. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Skinny
Without serious reinvention next time, they have nowhere left to go
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6.0
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6.0 |
No Ripcord
Despite many good songs on this album, you will definitely get a sense that Depeche Mode is in a holding pattern
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Depeche Mode are as hamstrung as ever by their refusal to admit even a chink of light into their world of gloom
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6.0
52619
6.0 |
Mojo
You sense the autopilot being switched on. Print edition only
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6.0
52518
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Filled with redemption songs
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5.5
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5.5 |
Under The Radar
Depeche Mode-by-the-numbers
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5.0
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5.0 |
Pitchfork
There is not a single moment of shock or freshness on Delta Machine, and it's enormously frustrating to hear what was once a band of futurists so deeply mired in resisting change
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5.0
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5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Still going 'strong' after 30 years and far too comfortable in their own skin
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5.0
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5.0 |
NME
Sounds like it's just warming up
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Scotsman
Broken contains glimpses of the old trademark twinkle, while Soft Touch/Raw Nerve has some steel, but these are mere scraps, hardly worth salvaging from the streamlined whole
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4.0
52519
4.0 |
The Observer
Gahan's lyrical concerns are, by now, over-familiar – sin, sleaze, salvation: repeat till fade
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4.0
52513
4.0 |
Evening Standard
A bit of a stinker
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3.4
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3.4 |
Paste Magazine
Delta Machine is not an album for diehards, and I’m hard-pressed to imagine it being for any human being
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