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News

Dec 14, 2022

Moby has shared a self-directed video for a new José James collaboration, “Ache For.” It is out now via Moby’s label Always Centered at Night. More

Moby Shares Lyric Video For New serpentwithfeet Collaboration, “On Air”

Second Official Release From Moby’s New Label, Always Centered at Night

Aug 10, 2022

Moby has shared a lyric video for the new single, “On Air,” a collaboration with experimental R&B/gospel vocalist serpentwithfeet. It is the second official release from Moby’s newly-established record label, Always Centered at Night. More

Moby Launches New Label, Shares Video for New Song “Medusa”

“Medusa” Is A Collaboration With Aynzli Jones

Jun 01, 2022

Moby has announced the launch of his own record label, always centered at night. He has also shared a video for a new song for the label, a collaboration with Aynzli Jones called “Medusa.” More

Apr 30, 2021

Moby is releasing a new album, Reprise, which consists of re-envisionings of songs throughout his career alongside the Budapest Art Orchestra. It will be out on May 28 via Deutsche Grammophon. Now he has shared another track from it, a new version of “Natural Blues” featuring Gregory Porter and Amythyst Kiah. More

Under the Radar Announces The Protest Issue with Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the Covers

Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More

Apr 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

Mar 26, 2021

Moby has announced a new album, Reprise, which consists of re-envisionings of songs throughout his career alongside the Budapest Art Orchestra. It will be out on May 28 via Deutsche Grammophon. He has also shared a new track from the album, “Porcelain,” featuring Jim James of My Morning Jacket. The original version of the song was featured on his hit 2000-released album Play. More

May 01, 2020

Moby is releasing a new album, All Visible Objects, on May 15 via Mute. Now he has shared another song from it, “Too Much Change,” via a video for the song. The song features Apollo Jane. More

Jan 14, 2020

Moby has announced a new album, All Visible Objects, and shared its first single, “Power Is Taken,” via a video for the track (the song features Dead Kennedys’ D.H. Peligro). All Visible Objects is due out March 6 via Mute and all proceeds from the album will benefit various charities. More

Oct 30, 2018

To help motivate our American readers to get out to the voting booth next week, we’ve asked some notable musicians to share words of encouragement. In this piece, Moby writes plainly about why you need to vote next week. More

Moby Shows Life After Humans in the Video for “Falling Rain and Light”

Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt Out Now via Mute

Oct 19, 2018

Moby released a new album, Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, back in March via Mute. Now he has shared a video for the album’s “Falling Rain and Light.” More

Soundtracking the Resistance - Red Lines in the Sand

A Look at Syria, Paul Ryan, Moby, Kamasi Washington, and L7

Apr 13, 2018

This week we look at the ongoing disaster in Syria, plus Paul Ryan and Hungary depart the stage, Moby and Kamasi Washington make a point, and L7 remain relevant. More

Mar 20, 2018

Moby released a new album, Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, at the start of the month via Mute. Last night he stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform “This Wild Darkness” with a choir. Watch the performance below. More

Moby Shares Video for New Song “This Wild Darkness”

Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt Due Out This Friday via Mute

Feb 26, 2018

Moby is releasing a new album, Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, this Friday (March 2) via Mute. When the album was announced he shared a video for its first single, “Like a Motherless Child,” which was later followed by a video for another new song from the album, “Mere Anarchy.” More

Moby Shares Video for New Song “Mere Anarchy”

Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt Due Out March 2 via Mute

Jan 29, 2018

Moby is releasing a new album, Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, on March 2 via Mute. When the album was announced he shared a video for its first single, “Like a Motherless Child.” Now he has shared a video for another new song from the album, “Mere Anarchy.” More

Moby Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Track “Like a Motherless Child”

Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt Due Out March 2, 2018 via Mute

Dec 11, 2017

Moby has announced a new album, Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, and has shared a video for its first single, “Like a Motherless Child.” Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt is due out March 2, 2018 via Mute. More

Moby Releases Free New Album via Jokey Press Release From Fake Donald Trump Publicist

More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse is Moby's Second Album with The Void Pacific Choir

Jun 12, 2017

Moby has surprise-released a free new album with his Moby and the Void Pacific Choir project. More

David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption Features Bon Iver, TV on the Radio, Sharon Van Etten, and More

Plus Reggie Watts, The Kills, Laura Marling, and Twin Peaks Collaborators

May 30, 2017

David Lynch is very much back in the public eye with the recent return of his iconic early ‘90s TV show Twin Peaks. Now he has announced another installment of his Festival of Disruption, which last year featured St. Vincent, Sky Ferreira, Xiu Xiu, and more. More

Jan 19, 2017

Last year Moby released a new album, These Systems Are Failing, credited to Moby & The Void Pacific Choir. Now he has shared a video for “Erupt and Matter.” More

Watch Jenny Lewis, Tegan and Sara, Moby, Colin Meloy, and More Perform in Bed for Bedstock

Charity Event Also Features Warpaint, Norah Jones, Lucy Dacus, and More

Nov 29, 2016

Today was Bedstock, an Internet charity music festival. It featured videos of various musicians performing songs in bed, including Jenny Lewis, Tegan and Sara, Moby, Warpaint, Norah Jones, Lucy Dacus, Radiation City, and others. More

Nov 17, 2016

Moby recently released a new album, These Systems Are Failing, credited to Moby and the Void Pacific Choir. Last night he stopped by Conan to perform “Are You Lost in the World Like Me?” More

Moby Issues Open Letter on Trump’s Win, Asks America: “What the Fuck Is Wrong With You?”

Calls Out Trump Voters, Meat Eaters, Smokers, Christians, and More

Nov 09, 2016

Moby has issued an open letter about Donald Trump’s victory in the election last night via Billboard. Moby was a firm and committed Hillary Clinton supporter. More

Under the Radar’s Protest Sign Auction Ends Tomorrow – Moby, Mew, Tegan and Sara, and More

Bid on Protest Signs from our Protest Issue – Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Thurston Moore, Sharon Jones, and More Help Us Donate to the American Cancer Society

Oct 24, 2016

Under the Radar‘s Protest Auction for the American Cancer Society ends tomorrow (Tuesday, October 25) at 2 PM eastern. You can still go to eBay to bid on all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar‘s 2016 Protest Issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 21, 2016

Moby has shared two new anti-Donald Trump songs. “Trump Is on Your Side” is credited to Moby and the Homeland Choir and “Little Failure” to Moby and the Void Pacific Choir. More

Under the Radar’s Protest Sign Auction for the American Cancer Society Starts Now

Bid on Protest Signs from our Protest Issue – Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Thurston Moore, Sharon Jones, and More

Oct 18, 2016

Starting today and continuing for the next seven days, all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar‘s 2016 Protest Issue will be auctioned on eBay, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Under the Radar Examines Music and Politics with the 2016 Protest Issue

Special Issue Takes On Sexism and Feminism in the Music Industry, Tackles the Election, and Features Amanda Palmer on the Cover

Sep 09, 2016

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We’ve done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. More

Sep 29, 2015

“The Light Is Clear in My Eyes” is a new song credited to Moby & The Void Pacific Choir. As the video displays, it is the Moby we know and sometimes love. Exactly who The Void Pacific Choir are is unknown. More

Jean-Michel Jarre Formally Announces Album Featuring M83, Air, Massive Attack, Fuck Buttons, and Mor

Electronica 1: The Time Machine Due Out October 16, Watch Album Trailer

Aug 28, 2015

1970s French electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre has long been teasing his new album, previously announcing that it featured such collaborators as Massive Attack, Gesaffelstein, and Tangerine Dream, and releasing the video for “Glory,” his song with fellow Frenchman M83. More

Listen: Moby - “Rio” (Duran Duran Cover)

Tribute Album Out This Year

May 27, 2014

Later this year Manimal Vinyl will release Making Patterns Rhyme, a special tribute compliation honoring the work of Duran Duran. More

Listen: Moby – “Almost Home” (Liars Remix)

Innocents Is Out Now Via Mute

Jan 22, 2014

Perhaps one of the highlights of Innocents, the new album from Moby, was “Almost Home,” a track featuring Damien Jurado. Now labelmates Liars have made it their own. More

Under the Radar’s Top 50 Music Videos of 2013

Our Favorite Visuals of the Year

Jan 03, 2014

While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More

Oct 24, 2013

You don’t really know someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, right? Thanks to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Converse, you can get to know a lot of your favorite musicians. More

Oct 03, 2013

Last night, Moby played the first of three shows in support of his freshly released album, Innocents. We were there to cover the action. More

Watch: Moby on “Conan”

Performs "The Perfect Life" and "Almost Home"

Oct 01, 2013

With his guest-heavy LP Innocents seeing release today, last night Moby kicked off the celebration a bit early with a performance on Conan. More

Sep 25, 2013

Next week electronic music veteran Moby return with his newest album Innocents. More

Sep 03, 2013

Next month on Oct. 1 Moby will release his brand new album, Innocents. More

Aug 09, 2013

On Oct. 1 Moby will release his latest albm Innocents, featuring a heavy-hitter list of collaborators that includes The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, Mark Lanegan, and Damien Jurado. More

Jul 18, 2013

Moby engages in a watery romance in the new video for “A Case For Shame,” a cut from his forthcoming album Innocents, due out October 1 via Mute. More

Moby Announces New Album, “Innocents”

Featuring Wayne Coyne, Mark Lanegan, Damien Jurado, and Others

Jul 01, 2013

Electronic music veteran Moby has announced the arrival of his latest LP Innocents. More

Watch: Moby Performs On “Leno”

Plays “The Poison Tree”

Apr 27, 2012

Yesterday Moby stopped by the set of The Tonight Show to play a little something for the sleepless, late night audience at home. More

Apr 03, 2012

Moby has announced the release of Destroyed Remixed, a 2-CD collection of remixes taken from his 2011 album Destroyed. More

Feb 15, 2011

Moby has announced that his forthcoming album Destroyed is set for release on May 17 via Mute Records. More

News Roundup: Modest Mouse, Basement Jaxx, Comic-Con, Grizzly Bear

Also Mission of Burma, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Moby, Natalie Portman in Thor, Ryan Reynolds is Green Lantern

Jul 14, 2009

Our News Roundup briefly reports on various entertainment news stories that are circulating the web: Modest Mouse, Basement Jaxx, Mission of Burma, You Say Party! We Say Die! announce upcoming releases, San Diego’s Comic-Con full schedule has been revealed and we’ve got highlights, lead parts cast for Thor and Green Lantern films, Grizzly Bear and Moby publicize tour plans. More

You Won’t Have to Wait Too Long for Moby’s Newest

Moby to Release Wait For Me on June 30th

Apr 15, 2009

Moby is set to release his latest DIY effort, Wait For Me, on June 30th through Mute Records. More



Interviews

Nov 18, 2021

If everyone in the world went vegan, says acclaimed musician Moby (real name Richard Melville Hall), then the lives of some 200 billion animals (land and sea) would be saved each year. Beyond that, there are other benefits. According to the singer, a vegan world would diminish carbon and methane emissions by roughly 30-40-percent. More

Moby on Seeking True Happiness After Years of Career Setbacks

New Documentary and Orchestral LP Reveal a Former Chart-Topper Cherishing the Essentials

May 28, 2021

Prior to selling millions of records and packing out amphitheaters, starring in Calvin Klein ads and contributing to movie soundtracks, and achieving his latest goal of collaborating with an orchestra—before all that, Moby played punk rock gigs for audiences of less than a dozen, and DJed even sparser clubs. The electronica megastar recounts his rapid ascent from such meager 1980s beginnings in the new documentary, simply titled Moby Doc. More

Nov 08, 2016

Though it’s difficult to remember, now that indie rockers are performing at Hillary Clinton rallies and recording anti-Trump songs, it wasn’t that long ago that the Democratic nominee was routinely vilified as a Wall Street-approved neocon by nearly everyone of an anti-establishment bent. More


Reviews

Mar 01, 2018

It’s just a hunch, but Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, a concept album set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where even God has turned his back on the world, may be somewhat allegorical. More

Oct 02, 2013

Over the course of 11 albums, Moby has donned many different musical personas, from techno button-pusher to punk rocker to sound designer and a whole host of others besides. On his latest, Innocents, Moby creates a body of work for adults. More