Moby - Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt

NEW VINYL LP ON MUTE 2018

2 X 180 GRAM VINYL.

Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt is a glowing tapestry exploring spirituality, individuality and the brokenness of humanity and finds Moby returning to his orchestral, soul, trip-hop and gospel roots. Featuring LA-based soulstress Raquel Rodriguez, lead single "Like a Motherless Child" is a re-work of the well-known spiritual with origins in the slavery of the American South. The track describes the void left when one feels separated from a parent, higher power or similar guiding force. Over the years this powerful song has been reinterpreted by the likes of Odetta, Lena Horne, Mahalia Jackson and Van Morrison. Moby also curated a playlist of artists that influenced the recording of his fifteenth studio album which includes Baby Huey, Marianne Faithfull, Grace Jones, Soul Makossa, Mulatu Astatke, Liquid Liquid, Fresh Four, Sly And Robbie, Simple Minds, James Brown, Talking Heads and Gil Scott-Heron.

Tracklist

LP1

    Mere Anarchy
    The Waste Of Suns
    Like A Motherless Child
    The Last Of Goodbyes
    The Ceremony Of Innocence
    The Tired And The Hurt

LP2

    Welcome To Hard Times
    The Sorrow Tree
    Falling Rain And Light
    The Middle Is Gone
    This Wild Darkness
    A Dark Cloud Is Coming