Angels & Ghosts

Angels & Ghosts is the fifth full-length studio album from English electronica production duo Soulsavers, released worldwide by Columbia Records 23 October 2015.[1] It is their second collaboration with Dave Gahan, the frontman of Depeche Mode, as guest vocalist and songwriter, this time released under the moniker Dave Gahan & Soulsavers.

Angels & Ghosts
Studio album by
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers
Released23 October 2015
StudioVarious
GenreAlternative rock, blues rock, acoustic rock
Length38:29
LabelColumbia
ProducerSoulsavers
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers chronology
The Light the Dead See
(2012)		 Angels & Ghosts
(2015)		 Kubrick
(2015)
Dave Gahan chronology
The Light the Dead See
(2012)		 Angels & Ghosts
(2015)
Singles from Angels & Ghosts
  1. "All of This and Nothing"
    Released: 11 September 2015
  2. "Shine"
    Released: 10 December 2015

Artwork

According to Phil Gahan (Dave Gahan's younger brother), the cover photo was shot by Dave's daughter Stella Rose.

Release and promotion

The album was released as digital download, as well as physical CD and vinyl worldwide through Columbia on 23 October 2015. In support of the album, a tour with a 10-piece band followed with six shows in the US and Europe in late October and early November.[1][2]

Pre-orders for the album started 11 September 2015.

The lead single from the album titled "All of This and Nothing" was released digitally 11 September 2015. A lyric video for the song was released on VEVO 10 September 2015.

The video for the second single "Shine" was premiered on 10 December 2015.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[3]
Metacritic67/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [5]
The Guardian[6]
The Music[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork5.7/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
Renowned for Sound[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
RTÉ.ie[13]
Under the Radar7/10[14]

Angels & Ghosts received generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 67, based on 12 reviews.[4] At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.6 points out of 10.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Gahan and Soulsavers.

No.TitleLength
1."Shine"3:40
2."You Owe Me"4:22
3."Tempted"4:19
4."All of This and Nothing"4:17
5."One Thing"4:40
6."Don't Cry"4:43
7."Lately"4:32
8."The Last Time"3:57
9."My Sun"3:59
Total length:38:29

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 60
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 62
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 7
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[24] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 29
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 27
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References
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  2. Grow, Kory (10 September 2015). "Hear Dave Gahan and Soulsavers' Darkly Cinematic New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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  5. Yeung, Neil. "Angels & Ghost - Dave Gahan & The Soulsavers". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. Dennis, Jon (22 October 2015). "Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Angels & Ghosts review – doomy ballads from Depeche Mode frontman". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  7. McNaughton, Mac. "Dave Gahan - Angels And Ghosts". The Music. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. Mongredien, Phil (25 October 2015). "Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Angels & Ghosts review – powerful and affecting". The Observer. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. Rachel, T. Cole (26 October 2015). "Dave Gahan/Soulsavers - Angels & Ghost". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  10. BERGSTROM, JOHN (29 October 2015). "Dave Gahan and Soulsavers: Angels & Ghosts". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  11. Anna, Wilson (18 November 2015). "ALBUM REVIEW: DAVE GAHAN & SOULSAVERS – ANGELS AND GHOSTS". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  12. Grow, Kory (23 October 2015). ""Angels & Ghosts", Dave Gahan, Soulsavers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  13. Corr, Alan (27 October 2015). "Bringin' It by Christian McBride". RTE. rte.ie. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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