Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt
by Moby
  • Record Label: Mute US
  • Release Date: Mar 2, 2018
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
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  1. 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.
  2. 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 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 IBeautiful 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.… Collapse
  3. lulabymusic
    Mar 10, 2018
    8
    The "Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt" is all the same actual trip-hop in the inherent author's style.
    ____ Mentally and captivatingly. I will especially mention the song "This Wild Darkness" - gospel always captivates me.)
  4. 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 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 itThis 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… Expand

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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
  1. Magnet
    Apr 17, 2018
    80
    It's not as fun as [1999's Play], but the broad outlines comes from a similar Play-book, with Moby talk/sung vocals amid coos and hums of female singers. ... It's an inviting album but it's bleak. [No. 150, p.56]
  2. Exclaim
    Mar 14, 2018
    80
    It's a tasteful and mature evolution for one of the genre's key names, and long-time fans will have no problem assimilating this well-crafted, down-tempo album into Moby's already eclectic body of work.
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  3. PopMatters
    Mar 14, 2018
    80
    It is the best thing Moby has done in a long time.
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