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  • Summary: The latest album for the electronic artist includes an appearance by MC Grandmaster Caz of "Rapper's Delight" fame.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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."
  4. Q Magazine
    60
    Last Night is a welcome return to the dancefloor following 2005's patchy rock-dance experiment "Hotel," though it still feels as if Moby is struggling to live down the 10 million-selling "Play." [Apr 2008, p.112]
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  5. Prefix Magazine
    60
    And though it's doubtful that any of these qualities will duplicate the success that Moby had in 1999, Last Night is a surprisingly solid and fun listen for anyone who ever gets nostalgic for MTV's Amp.
  6. Pitchfork
    52
    In the end, lost amidst the faithfully reproduced house piano progressions and familiar melodies is anything signaling that those epiphany-filled late nights were actually, you know, fun.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    37
    Last Night feels like a cold academic exercise, as though Moby were compiling a collection of beats for future examination by an alien race curious about our after-hours ways.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. FelipeP.
    Apr 2, 2008
    10
    His best album since "Play." Fantastic electronic old school.
  2. JulianL.
    Apr 3, 2008
    9
    A hysterically funny and happy album, while some of the songs initially made me cringe, they are so disgustingly corny, ultimately they areA hysterically funny and happy album, while some of the songs initially made me cringe, they are so disgustingly corny, ultimately they are cleverly crafted hooks which reel you in. Towards the end of the album it becmes so sweet it literally makes you wanna puke, but like with most sugars give it a few minutes and you are dying to go back to it. I suspect we'll be hearing a lot of this album this summer.… Expand
  4. NeilL.
    Apr 7, 2008
    9
    This album has grown on me really fast. I liked it from the get-go but now I am spinning it frequently. This is one of Moby's best This album has grown on me really fast. I liked it from the get-go but now I am spinning it frequently. This is one of Moby's best albums to date. It features the kind of free spirit I wish he exhibited with all of his material. These songs are really easy to just chill to: to relax. And right now, that's exactly what I needed.… Expand
  5. RickR.
    Apr 7, 2008
    9
    I agree almost completely with Julian L.'s review. Nicely said. "Last Night" oozes with a club/disco/retro feel. I love how the album I agree almost completely with Julian L.'s review. Nicely said. "Last Night" oozes with a club/disco/retro feel. I love how the album shifts in tone from the full throttle energy of the beginning of a night out clubbing to the slow, quiet, sedate songs that close out the album (as the night winds down). Personally, after the initial awesome "Ooh Yeah" cut, I find tracks 2-4 kind of weak. The album then kicks back in with track 5, and from then on it's a near perfect album. "Alice" and "Hyenas" are standouts, as are "Disco Lies" and "Stars." I also love how Moby channels Tangerine Dream in "Sweet Apocalypse." The quiet "Mothers Of The Night" and reflective "Last Night" round out this solid album. Nicely done, Moby!… Expand
  6. 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.… Expand
  7. 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.… Expand
  8. 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.    … Expand

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