Always Centered at Night
2024 studio album by Moby
Always Centered at Night is the twenty-second studio album by American musician Moby, released on June 14, 2024, through Moby's label of the same name, Always Centered at Night, and Mute Records. Moby's first release on the label was the album's first single, "Medusa" featuring Aynzli Jones, issued in June 2022. Similarly to his 2023 album Resound NYC, it features collaborations with vocalists on all tracks, although the tracks are new. The album also includes a collaboration with British writer and musician Benjamin Zephaniah, who died in 2023.
Background
Moby commented that a thread throughout his career has been collaborating with singers and although the album "continues [his] love of collaborating", the focus for Always Centered at Night was "working with amazing singers who might not be as well known as David Bowie and Gregory Porter".
Critical reception
Always Centered at Night received a score of 70 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on seven critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "generally favorable" reception. Clash's Robin Murray wrote that Moby acts "a fulcrum for a veritable galaxy of collaborators, resulting in an enriching, and surprising full length" and called the album both "a record replete with highlights" as well as "a rewarding experience which will do much to push back unjust preconceptions". Puja Nandi of The Line of Best Fit described it as "a pick 'n' mix assortment of different styles influenced by the last few decades of electronic music". Uncut's Stephen Dalton felt that the "luxuriant collection is one of Moby's most consistently inviting and uplifting in years".
Raul Stanciu of Sputnikmusic wrote that Always Centered at Night "boasts a charm of its own.
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