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Always Centered at Night

Moby · 2024

60 min · 13 tracks · alternative rock · house · punk

Ethereal soundscapes blend with introspective lyrics, creating a meditative journey through emotional landscapes.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • meditative emotional landscapes exploration
  • steady pacing for focused listening
  • climactic moments that surprise
  • introspective reflections during solitude
  • immersive journey through sound

Maybe skip if you want

  • seekers of instant gratification
  • prefer upbeat, high-energy tracks

Where this album fits

Themes
personal reflection· inner turmoil· digital landscapes
Career context
With 'Always Centered at Night,' Moby returns after a five-year hiatus since his last album, 'Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt' (2018). This release marks a transition into more personal and reflective themes, showcasing his evolution as an artist while still embracing electronic elements. Positioned in the contemporary music scene, Moby continues to explore intersections of ambient music and alternative rock.
Stylistic neighbors
Massive Attack· Thievery Corporation· Air
Sounds like this from elsewhere
Assume Form by James Blake — Merges electronic textures with introspective lyrics, evoking similar emotional landscapes.
Immunity by Jon Hopkins — Explores meditative soundscapes with a blend of electronic elements and reflective themes.
Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens — Shares deeply personal storytelling with ethereal arrangements, creating a contemplative atmosphere.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 On Air 4:11
  • 2 Dark Days 3:31
  • 3 Where Is Your Pride? 3:39
  • 4 Transit 5:10
  • 5 Wild Flame 4:42
  • 6 Precious Mind 4:52
  • 7 Should Sleep 4:27
  • 8 Feelings Come Undone 4:06
  • 9 Medusa 6:06
  • 10 We’re Going Wrong 4:21
  • 11 Fall Back 4:13
  • 12 Sweet Moon 5:12
  • 13 Ache For 5:28

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