Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt
by Moby
  • Record Label: Mute US
  • Release Date: Mar 2, 2018
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. Record Collector
    Mar 2, 2018
    60
    Passionate, eccentric and unafraid of speaking out or baring his ever-beleaguered soul, Moby remains a welcome presence in modern times and certainly does himself no harm with this highly personal statement.
  2. Mixmag
    Mar 1, 2018
    60
    Too often--as on ‘The Last Of Goodbyes’, with its limp rap and doleful Burialisms--it sounds like Moby pastiching his old self. On the flip side, ‘Welcome To Hard Times’, a sunny Balearic soul shuffle, is lovely, and the ghostly piano haunting ‘The Tired And The Hurt’ contains the muscle memory of his masterpiece ‘Porcelain’, but they’re isolated sparkles.
  3. The Independent (UK)
    Mar 1, 2018
    60
    Moby returns to form, honing in on the sounds that helped him rise through the ranks of the New York City club scene. Weaved in between the 12 tracks is a pastiche of trip hop, soul, electronics and gospel.
  5. Pitchfork
    Mar 12, 2018
    57
    The impulse to luxuriate in despair, to find the lushness in it, rather than shut it down and shove it away. He does that well on Everything Was Beautiful, but he’s already done it better.
  6. Spin
    Mar 6, 2018
    50
    Despite these fine individual performances, Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt overall is an interminable slog.

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 42
  3. Negative: 8 out of 42
  1. simtaur
    Mar 9, 2018
    8
    This album I think is going to be the sort of gem that gets lost in the shuffle but could potentially get it's due later. This really was aThis album I think is going to be the sort of gem that gets lost in the shuffle but could potentially get it's due later. This really was a surprising album for me, I enjoy it as a cohesive whole and can get through the whole album without feeling like I'm ever taken out of it. Which is the opposite of my experience with the only 2 other Moby albums I've listened to (Play and 18). Give it a few spins before writing it off. Good album… Full Review »
  2. mokshaj
    Apr 6, 2018
    8
    Moby surpassed himself with this album, the production envelops you in a magical atmosphere, manages to capture a unique essence.
  3. revillo
    Mar 10, 2018
    8
    Beautiful and inspired. Moby's latest is lush and soothing even at its most melancholic. It feels earnest and sincere even at its mostBeautiful and inspired. Moby's latest is lush and soothing even at its most melancholic. It feels earnest and sincere even at its most awkward. It taps into a similar subdued power that Lambchop did on FLOTUS. I know this guy gets a bad rap for churning out sentimental electronica mood pieces for the masses, and I'm not going to argue whether or not he deserves that critical sneer, but I can already tell this gem is going under the radar and it's a shame, because it's one of the best albums so far this year.… Full Review »
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