✝️ i’m not looking for absolution, forgiveness for the things i do, but before you come to any conclusion, try walking in my shoes… ✝️ the black celebration continues with perhaps one of the saga’s darkest chapters. for today’s depechecember, we will be looking at @Depeche Mode’s eighth studio album, 1993’s songs of faith and devotion when recording this album, tensions within the band reached a breaking point. the discord led martin to write some of his darkest lyrics, alan to craft some of his heaviest beats, fletch to lay down some booming bass lines, and dave to give some of his best vocal performances incorporating elements of gospel, grunge, chamber pop, and trip hop, depeche mode laid down some of their most wickedly darkest material yet, and the brooding and confrontational alternative rock went on to be a number one record in both the united kingdom and the united states, going 4x platinum worldwide this is the last album with alan wilder, he left the band in 1995 citing exhaustion and creative differences. despite the band almost breaking up, they continued as a trio this is an amazing record. from grunge-inspired bangers like walking in my shoes, mercy in you, and i feel you, to dark yet soulful tracks like judas and condemnation, this album is extremely dark yet well crafted, it’s not overwhelming and feels very organic in its heaviness. a surprising track is one caress, a sinister chamber pop cut sung by martin gore. you can feel the darkness within the band on this record and feel a sense of relief that everybody made it out of the darkness alive
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