• ' Released: 31 January 2013 • ' Released: 6 May 2013 • ' Released: 11 October 2013 Delta Machine is the thirteenth studio album by English band, released on 22 March 2013 by and. It is the band's first album released under Columbia. Recorded in 2012 in and, the album was produced by and mixed. A deluxe edition was also released, containing a bonus disc with four bonus tracks, as well as a 28-page hardcover book including photos. ' was released as the album's lead single on 31 January 2013. The second single from the album, ', was released on 10 May 2013. Followed by ' on 11 October 2013.

Following the album's release, Depeche Mode embarked on the, which kicked off in, France, on 4 May 2013, and wrapped up in on 7 March 2014. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background and composition [ ] According to, Delta Machine marks the end of the trilogy of records that Depeche Mode were recording with producer Ben Hillier. The album is and Gahan's thematic continuation to a dark, gloomy and bluesy aesthetic that Depeche Mode had started to explore in the late 1980s. Download Aui Converter 48x48 Free more. Writer Luke Turner viewed it as the band's 'most powerful,, twisted, electronic album since '. Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 65/100 Review scores Source Rating 8/10 A− 5/10 5.0/10 Delta Machine received generally positive reviews from music critics.

At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an score of 65, based on 33 reviews. Tamil Thalattu Songs Free Download Mp3. 's Kyle Anderson hailed Delta Machine as 'the strongest album the group has put out this century' and praised the work of collaborator Christoffer Berg, stating he 'lends a long-lost toughness that runs through much of Delta'. Critic commented that the album 'finds the band striking just the right balance between the chirpy of their early days and the harsh dissonance of the later albums'. Benjamin Boles of proclaimed it as 'the best album of [Depeche Mode's] career' and found that the songs 'find the band leaping in thrillingly unexpected directions and landing on their feet every time.' Laurence Green of opined that the album 'lays the template for some of the band's most vigorous, energetic material in 15 years', concluding, 'In what has always been a frighteningly consistent career, Delta Machine stands there amongst the band's finest work.'

Mat Smith of noted, 'The freshness comes through in the delivery, which is as loose as electronic music permits, delivered with the bluesy rawness that frontman Dave Gahan wanted from the album.' Editor David Jeffries described the album as 'a well-written [.] and lusciously recorded set of serpentine siren songs', adding, 'Those who don't buy into the dark eroticism that drives the album will be disappointed as well, but 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.' 's Jon Dolan stated that the album 'celebrates brooding faith and slippery solace without scrimping on Depeche's trademark blackstrobe punishment.'

Caroline Sullivan of expressed that on Delta Machine, 'Depeche Mode are as hamstrung as ever by their refusal to admit even a chink of light into their world of gloom [.] The flip side of the coin is that the austere music that accompanies all this darkness is often very beautiful', commending the band for their ability to 'balance lushness and minimalism to stunning effect'. In a mixed review for, Douglas Wolk criticised the album's lyrics, while concluding, '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.' Andy Gill of panned Delta Machine as the band's 'weakest album in some while' and felt that '[t]he more melodramatically that David Gahan invites us to have him 'penetrate your soul. Bleed into your dreams', the more the sculpted electronic backdrops seem like curtains hiding the puniness of the wizards wielding the machines.' 's viewed that 'a kind of blood-red synthetic blues bubbles to the fore; it blows hot and cold.' Emily Mackay of the commented, 'Things improve with the defter 'Soft Touch/Raw Nerve' and 'Soothe My Soul', but Delta Machine sounds like it's just warming up.' Commercial performance [ ] Delta Machine debuted at number two on the, selling 28,450 copies in its first week; it is Depeche Mode's 16th album to reach the UK top 10.