Moby - Destroyed (Limited Edition/+3DVD) (Music CD)

Inspired by the isolation that comes from "being the only person awake (or alive) in an empty city" in the middle of the night, Destroyed is not too much of a departure from Wait for Me, Moby’s previous studio album. Apart from being more electronic-oriented -- there’s significantly less guitar and more prominent throbbing pulse -- the approach and effect are largely the same. Moby shares vocal duties with a handful of female singers whose performances are spooky and sampled-sounding, serenely insular, and desperate but resolute. The producer offsets several strings-heavy instrumentals with a handful of downcast anthems led by “The Day,” where he evokes David Bowie circa Heroes with a little Scary Monsters thrown in for good measure. ~ Andy Kellman