Spirit (Depeche Mode album)
Spirit is the fourteenth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 March 2017 by Columbia and Mute Records.Depeche Mode would embrace their political message heavily in the music video for "Where's the Revolution", which represents the band in a very Marxist style."[7][8] When the band was deciding on the tracklist, Gahan wanted to end the album on a happy note with So Much Love, but was ultimately outvoted by the other members.[12] "You Move" was also the first time Gore and Gahan wrote a song together that had made it onto an album (excluding deluxe editions).According to an interview with keyboard programmer Matrixxman, working on "Cover Me" was initially difficult, but Gahan inspired everyone to get very creative on that track.I just want Martin and Dave to sit in here and we’re going to talk about this.’ Fellow bandmate, Andy Fletcher was very upset with the idea and initially opposed, "Fletch did not like that.and that "A certain amount of tension, I actually believe, is very important when you're working on music,"[16] On 11 October 2016, the band announced that they would embark on the Global Spirit Tour to support the album.[19] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic stated, "Robust and fearless, Spirit may end up being one of the earliest and best salvos of its political era.[26] Kitty Empire of The Guardian stated that "By the time cosseted arena bands reach their 37th year, their need to engage with the real world is moot, but here's Martin Gore – DepMo's chief songwriter – lambasting greedy corporations".In contrast, Andy Gill of The Independent criticized the album, stating that "Depeche Mode get serious and political, which doesn't really suit them."[31] While many critics praised the band's ability to tackle political and social commentary, a significant number were left unsatisfied.