Archive for October 31st 2007

Just Can’t Get Enough

David Gahan - Hourglass (Virgin/Mute) - Week of October 29, 2007

When founding member and chief lyricist Vince Clarke left the band in 1981, Depeche Mode’s music got dark and popular. With Martin Gore now supplying the lyrics to lead singer David Gahan’s commanding baritone voice, Depeche Mode continues to provide a soundtrack to mopey introspection to this day. For his second solo album, Hourglass, Gahan wrote his own material that sounds (un)surprisingly like the Mode at its gloomiest. Gahan has no doubt been listening to many of the newer bands that his music has influenced over the years. Most notably, the album features many Nine Inch Nails moments, such as