Record Reviews: Moby and More

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By PW Staff

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Jun. 24, 2009

Moby
Wait For Me
Sounds like: David Lynch inspired the 43-year-old nerd to make a record for music’s sake—a little dark, sad and ominous.
Free association: Remember Play? Man, that shit was so cool 10 years ago.
For fans of:Air, soft electronica.

Shad
The Old Prince
Sounds like:Solid beats behind the Kenyan-born Canadian rapper’s concise, intelligent flow with impressive spoken word interludes.
Free association: Dude, you’re better than Common times 10, eh?
For fans of:Mos Def, Atmosphere.

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Eating Us
Sounds like: Dreamy, breezy, electronic psych rock that sounds like Air if they played instruments and came from Pittsburgh’s woods.
Free association:Robots swimming in a pool of synths and microphones.
For fans of:Notwist, Ratatat.

The Low Anthem
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Sounds like: Charming mutt of R.I. folk born from honky-tonk, blues, lo-fi rock and Americana with tons of quirky instruments.
Free association: Perfect pub music; no wonder they’re touring the UK so hard.
For fans of:Caffeinated Iron & Wine.

Michael Johns
Hold Back My Heart
Sounds like: Idol contestant who finished eighth filling half his record with covers of mostly feel-good American soul rock.
Free association:You know, dog, a little pitchy but I’m feelin’ you.For fans of: David Cook.

Lymbyc System/This Will Destroy You: Field Studies EP
Sounds like:A split EP of shoegazey wordless music where TWDY bore you to death then LS floor you.
Free association:This Will Destroy You=This Will Bore You.
For fans of: A harder Sigur Rós.

Dinosaur Jr.
Farm
Sounds like: The longhairs are at it again with a record of J Mascis shredding his brand of speed metal and grunge that peaked 15 years ago.
Free association:You guys are starting to look like Dinosaur Sr.’s.
For fans of: Sonic Youth, Pixies.

Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing/A Night on the Town
Sounds like: Rod’s ‘75 and ‘76 pop opuses reissued—he strode across the Atlantic to give us mind-blowingly tight pants and sexy times.
Free association: You play soccer with a cocktail in hand so well. Swoon.
For fans of: Post-folk, pre-disco Rod.