Delta Machine

Delta Machine
Studio album by
Released22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)
RecordedMarch–October 2012
Studio
Genre
Length57:55
Label
ProducerBen Hillier
Depeche Mode chronology
Remixes 2: 81–11
(2011)
Delta Machine
(2013)
Spirit
(2017)
Singles from Delta Machine
  1. "Heaven"
    Released: 31 January 2013
  2. "Soothe My Soul"
    Released: 6 May 2013
  3. "Should Be Higher"
    Released: 11 October 2013

Delta Machine is the thirteenth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 March 2013 by Columbia and Mute Records. It is the band's first album released under Columbia. Recorded in 2012 in Santa Barbara, California, and New York City, the album was produced by Ben Hillier and mixed by Flood, who had previously worked with the band on their albums Violator (1990) and Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993).[2] A deluxe edition was also released, containing a bonus disc with four bonus tracks, as well as a 28-page hardcover book including photos by Anton Corbijn.[2]

"Heaven" was released as the album's lead single on 31 January 2013.[3] The second single from the album, "Soothe My Soul", was released on 10 May 2013,[4] followed by "Should Be Higher" on 11 October 2013.[5] Following the album's release, Depeche Mode embarked on the Delta Machine Tour, which commenced in Nice, France, on 4 May 2013, and concluded in Moscow on 7 March 2014.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Depeche Mode New Studio Album 'Delta Machine' Set For Release March 26th on Columbia Records" (Press release). New York: Columbia Records. PR Newswire. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Heaven – EP by Depeche Mode". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Depeche Mode – Soothe My Soul" (in German). Sony Music Entertainment Germany. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Should Be Higher (The Remixes) – EP by Depeche Mode". iTunes Store. Germany. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ "The Delta Machine Tour". DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.