Last Night
by Moby
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2008
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. AllMusic
    70
    On Last Night, Moby is as blissfully out of touch with modern club music as he is current.
  2. Rolling Stone
    80
    A concept album about an all-night bender, Last Night solidifies Moby's link in the chain that binds DJ pioneers like Todd Terry to slinky futurists like Justice.
  3. musicOMH.com
    80
    Overall this is an unpretentious and varied album of rave stompers, hands-up disco and sedate moments of beguiling ambience that combine to form probably his best and most cohesive album since "Play."
  5. The A.V. Club
    75
    Last Night is nonetheless an extremely warm, loving, moving album concerned with more than just vintage sounds.
  6. Slant Magazine
    70
    These songs aren't as transcendent as a Chemical Brothers comedown, but they'll suffice until the Chems reunite with Beth Orton.
  7. Billboard
    80
    This is the definitive Moby album.
  8. Dot Music
    80
    An intoxicating record from a re-energised Moby, for the first time in years he isn't struggling to work out how to follow "Play" and "Last Night" is all the more convincing for it.
  9. Urb
    80
    For the first time since 1995's "Everything Is Wrong," the producer who cashes checks as Richard Melville Hall has made an album that, while not devoid of song craft, doesn't allow the pop elements to overpower the dance floor punch.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. clem666
    Apr 22, 2023
    6
    If 'Last Night' comes up with many ideas and original beats, it surely loses coherence and what we can call persistence, because these briefIf 'Last Night' comes up with many ideas and original beats, it surely loses coherence and what we can call persistence, because these brief moments of sparkling discoveries are buried several feet under a boring platitude. Featured artists appear from nowhere to deliver questionable performances.
    Moby slips easily between apathetic boredom and promising proposals without finding a lasting balance. Between harmonious orchestrations and shrill experimentation. And for this, it kept me on my toes.
    The ending, from 'Degenerates' to 'Last Night' was particularly great. Besides that, it feels (and sounds) like Mby just doesn't know where he is going.    … Full Review »
  2. jyo_tirmaya
    May 13, 2012
    8
    I'm not crazy for dance music or eletronica, but I really like Moby's music for some reason. Even loved the Hotel album and how they used aI'm not crazy for dance music or eletronica, but I really like Moby's music for some reason. Even loved the Hotel album and how they used a song from that album for The Devil Wears Prada movie. Maybe it's because he's a vegetarian that I like him! Anyway, this one is a keeper for me.… Full Review »
  3. CaseyE
    Apr 12, 2008
    9
    This is easily in his top 3 probably behind Everything is Wrong & Play. This is a real return to form for Mr. Melville, a great mix of old This is easily in his top 3 probably behind Everything is Wrong & Play. This is a real return to form for Mr. Melville, a great mix of old and new, with all that Moby charm. His last couple of albums were trash i felt but I am really loving this. Instead of trying to recreate Play you can tell he's got his musical soul back.… Full Review »
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