Depeche Mode is set to release their 12th studio album and hit the road in support. The album is called Sounds Of The Universe and will also come in a special edition CD/DVD and Deluxe Box set. Sounds Of The Universe is due out on April 21st. The Deluxe box set will include the following (from the press release):
Three CDs containing the album, bonus songs and remixes, as well as 14 demos available exclusively– a career first for Depeche Mode.
A DVD that will feature three films: Making The Universe, a behind-the scenes documentary about the recording of the album, Usual Thing, Try And Get The Question In The Answer (a conversation with the band discussing recording techniques, intercut with personal archive footage from previous album sessions) and Sounds Of The Universe (a short film featuring track by track with the band). The DVD will also include the promo video for the album's first single "Wrong" (directed by Patrick Daughters), plus four songs filmed live in the studio in December 2008 and a version of the album the album mixed in DTS 5.1 surround sound
Two 84-page hardback books, one featuring the lyrics to all the songs from the Sounds Of The Universe sessions, accompanied by exclusive photography by Anton Corbijn. The second book will contain exclusive and candid studio photography by Daniel Miller, Ben Hillier, Luke Smith and Ferg Peterkin.
If you’re a vinyl collector, the album will also be release as a double vinyl that will include the cd and a download. You can find Depech Mode: Tour The Universe dates after the fold.
Cities and dates for the group's 2009 North American concert tour are:
U2 is streaming their entire new album on Myspace starting today, February 20th. You can hear all the tracks from No Line On The Horizon, which is due out on March 3rd.
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