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===2010β2015: ''Destroyed'' and ''Innocents''=== [[File:Moby at the Brooklyn Museum.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Moby promoting the ''Destroyed'' book and album at a performance and discussion in the [[Brooklyn Museum]], 2011]] In January 2010, Moby announced that he had started work on a new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2010-01-20/ive-decided-start-work-next-record.html |title=i've decided to start work on the next record |work=moby.com |date=January 20, 2010 |author=Moby |access-date=February 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310193016/http://www.moby.com/journal/2010-01-20/ive-decided-start-work-next-record.html |archive-date=March 10, 2010 }}</ref> He later summarised its style as: "Broken down melodic electronic music for empty cities at 2 a.m."{{r|de1}} The album was promoted with an EP containing three tracks from the album, given free to those who had signed up to Moby's mailing list, entitled ''[[Be the One (EP)|Be the One]]'', in February 2011.{{r|de1}}{{r|off1}} The album, ''[[Destroyed (Moby album)|Destroyed]]'', was released in May 2011.<ref name = off1>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/discography/2011/destroyed.html |title=destroyed |work=moby.com |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517172905/http://www.moby.com/discography/2011/destroyed.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = de1>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-02-15/destroyed.html |title=ok, ta-da, official next album announcement update. my next album is called 'destroyed' and it comes out in the middle of may sometime |author=Moby |work=moby.com |date=February 15, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517170652/http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-02-15/destroyed.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A same-titled book of Moby's photography was released around the time of the album.{{r|de1}} Moby took to an online poll to decide the next single from ''Destroyed''; the fans picked "[[Lie Down in Darkness (Moby song)|Lie Down in Darkness]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-06-24/we-need-another-single-destroyed-what.html |title=We need another single from 'destroyed'. What should it be? |author=Moby |date=June 24, 2011 |work=moby.com |access-date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827045456/http://www.moby.com/journal/2011-06-24/we-need-another-single-destroyed-what.html |archive-date=August 27, 2011 }}</ref> This was followed by "After" and "The Right Thing", both influenced by what fans had picked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/thelittleidiot/status/109361611709485056 |title=So, per your choice(s)-next single(s) will be 'after' and 'the right thing'. Thanks for choosing. Videos and remixes to follow |author=Moby |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205175955/https://twitter.com/thelittleidiot/status/109361611709485056 |url-status=live }}</ref> A limited edition remixed version of ''Destroyed'' was released in 2012 as ''Destroyed Remixed'' and includes new remixes by David Lynch, [[Holy Ghost!]] and System Divine, and a new 30-minute ambient track named "All Sides Gone". Moby toured worldwide throughout 2013, completing acoustic and DJ sets at various concerts and festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wanderlustfestival.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419214224/http://www.wanderlustfestival.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2009 |title=Find Your True North |publisher=Wanderlust Festival |access-date=October 1, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://1worldmusicfestival.com |title=1 World Music Festival |publisher=1 World Music Festival |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928000113/http://1worldmusicfestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movement.us/moby/ |title=Movement Electronic Music Festival β May 25,26,27, 2013 β Hart Plaza, Detroit |publisher=Movement.us |access-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234023/http://movement.us/moby/ |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref> His DJ set at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] was produced in collaboration with [[NASA]] with various images from space projected onto screens during the performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mute.com/mute/djing-the-sahara-tent-at-coachella-2013-413-420 |title=MUTE β’ Moby β’ - DJing the Sahara Tent at Coachella 2013: 4/13 & 4/20 |publisher=Mute.com |date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232557/http://mute.com/mute/djing-the-sahara-tent-at-coachella-2013-413-420 |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Record Store Day]] in 2013, Moby released a 7-inch record, ''The Lonely Night'', featuring [[Screaming Trees]] vocalist [[Mark Lanegan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boweryboogie.com/2013/05/moby-and-mark-lanegans-the-lonely-night-video/ |title=Moby and Mark Lanegan's 'The Lonely Night' VIDEO |publisher=Bowery Boogie |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie |date=May 2, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928083816/http://www.boweryboogie.com/2013/05/moby-and-mark-lanegans-the-lonely-night-video/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The track was subsequently released as a download with remixes by Moby, [[Photek]], Gregor Tresher, and [[Freescha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lonely-night-remixes-ep/id635345391 |title=iTunes β Music β The Lonely Night (Remixes) β EP by Moby & Mark Lanegan |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=April 23, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015184519/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-lonely-night-remixes-ep/id635345391 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2013, Moby released ''[[Innocents (Moby album)|Innocents]]''. He had worked on the album for the previous 18 months and hired [[Spike Stent]] to produce it. Moby used several guest vocalists on the album, and picked [[Neil Young]] and "Broken English" by [[Marianne Faithfull]] as the biggest influences to the musical style on the album.<ref name=PM13>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/175458-going-wrong-an-interview-with-moby-2495722396.html|title=Going Wrong: An Interview with Moby|first=Sachyn|last=Mital|date=September 29, 2013|magazine=Pop Matters|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427153159/https://www.popmatters.com/175458-going-wrong-an-interview-with-moby-2495722396.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As with ''Destroyed'', the photographs used for the artwork were all shot by Moby. The first single from the album was "[[A Case for Shame]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/innocents |title=innocents β new album from moby |publisher=moby.com |date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704221510/http://www.moby.com/innocents |url-status=live }}</ref> followed by "The Perfect Life", which featured [[Wayne Coyne]]. A casting call for its video asked "for obese Speedo-sporting bikers, nude rollerskating ghosts, and an S&M gimp proficient in rhythmic gymnastics".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/moby-flaming-lips-nude-wayne-coyne-video-bikers/ |title=Moby and Wayne Coyne Issue Casting Call for Nude Skaters, S&M Gimp | SPIN | Newswire |publisher=SPIN |date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617125142/http://www.spin.com/2013/08/moby-flaming-lips-nude-wayne-coyne-video-bikers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Moby promoted the album with three shows at the [[Fonda Theatre]] in Los Angeles, following his decision to undergo little touring from 2014.<ref name=PM13/> He wrote: "Pretty much all I want to do in life is stay home and make music. So, thus: a 3 date world tour."<ref name="moby.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.moby.com/journal/2013-08-19/some-people-had-been-asking-why-fonda.html#.uhlu62qy1hw |title=some people had been asking: why the fonda? why only 3 shows? |publisher=moby.com |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135133/http://www.moby.com/journal/2013-08-19/some-people-had-been-asking-why-fonda.html#.uhlu62qy1hw |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref> Six of Moby's songs are feature in ''[[Charlie Countryman]]'' (2013). His music set the tone to ''Cathedrals of Culture'' (2014), a 3D documentary film about the soul of buildings, directed by [[Wim Wenders]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cathedrals-culture-berlin-review-678678|title=Cathedrals of Culture: Berlin Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 9, 2014|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322130319/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cathedrals-culture-berlin-review-678678|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2014, Moby performed three shows of ambient music at the Masonic Lodge in [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] to support the release of ''[[Hotel (album)|Hotel: Ambient]]''. The performances were accompanied by visuals created by himself and with David Lynch.<ref name=USAT14/>
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