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Music for the Masses
Electronic · 1987 · 14 tracks

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

A cinematic expansion of synth-pop into stadium-sized shadows. Industrial samples meet soaring baritone hooks in a record that feels both massive and intimate.

September 28, 1987 · Mute

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A high-stakes blend of romantic yearning and industrial coldness that feels both intimate and infinite.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Never Let Me Down Again
4:48
02
The Things You Said
4:03
03
Strangelove
4:57
04
Sacred
4:48
05
Little 15
4:19
06
Behind the Wheel
5:18
07
I Want You Now
3:45
08
To Have and to Hold
2:52
09
Nothing
4:18
10
Pimpf / Interlude #1: Mission Impossible
5:25
11
Agent Orange
5:05
12
Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro mix)
4:58
13
To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)
2:36
14
Pleasure, Little Treasure
5:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The massive, gated drum fill that introduces the soaring chorus of Never Let Me Down Again.
The rhythmic, rhythmic panting and gasping samples that form the percussive backbone of I Want You Now.
The ominous, Gregorian-style chanting and heavy orchestral weight of the instrumental closer Pimpf.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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Midnight saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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