From Anastasia Saradoc - Corporate Communications, EMI Music Canada
Dave Gahan’s ‘Hourglass’ Scheduled for October 23 Release in Canada
The inimitable Dave Gahan makes a dynamic return on October 23, 2007 with the release of Hourglass - his eagerly awaited second solo album. Best known as the iconic frontman of Depeche Mode, he continues his impressive career with a blazing new side-project, which follows his critically acclaimed solo debut Paper Monsters.
The gospel-tinged 'Saw Something,' kick-starts Hourglass with stealth before effortlessly setting the tone for the other 9 tracks. “That was the catalyst that started the idea to write again,” Gahan recalls, adding that is was also “the first lyric and the key to open the door to thinking, okay, I can go here."
Other album highlights include the soaring epic first single 'Kingdom,' the exhilarating, tour de force roar of ‘Deeper and Deeper’ and the addictive pull of ‘Use You," where he scathingly lets loose his disgust with people, specifically himself. Meanwhile, on ‘Down’ - perhaps the most confessional song on the record - he confesses “I feel so old, down on the ground is where I’m bound to end up.”
Hourglass reflects Gahan's growth as a songwriter and was produced by him, along with Christian Eigner & Andrew Phillpott, both members of the Depeche Mode touring band. Gahan initially made his full-fledged songwriting debut on 2003’s Paper Monsters and later wrote three stellar tracks for Depeche Mode's recent 2 million selling Playing The Angel – 'I Want It All,' 'Suffer Well' & 'Nothing's Impossible.'
Sonically, Hourglass cuts across a range of influences and styles with grace and sensuality. Decidedly more electronic than his previous solo work, Gahan has seamlessly swapped the guitar of Paper Monsters for the synthesizer - a sound he epitomizes so well.
“It doesn’t feel so much that the band is my identity anymore, although I owe everything to it. I’m starting to really feel that I have my own voice, and it’s definitely coming out in the songs. For me, it’s the best possible record I could make at this time. And it’s gone well beyond what I expected of myself.”
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