Depeche Mode-Playing the Angel

[joethelion]

I downloaded one of the Precious promo singles w/ two Sasha mixes, the Michael Mayer, Full Vocal, Misc Crunch and Motor mixes ...and to me... none of them really grabbed me you know? Like Precious (Sashas Gargantuan Vocal Mix Edit) had some moments that sounded cool - but all the mixes just seem to be very linear, housy affairs....

The album is definitely a grower - but some have started to stand out. Suffer Well has a nice beat, and definite vibes of older DM, The Sinner In Me reminds me a bit of "Walking In My Shoes" and the whole SoFaD.

but I haven't yet listened to the whole album. I don't know how I'd rank it in preference compared to their more recent albums, but it at least feels like what you'd expect to come out between Ultra and Exciter...