Top 20 electronic music albums of 2022: Moderat – More D4ta

The countdown of the best electronic albums of 2022 continues, this time with a big name in dance music. Well. Their name is only seven letters long. You know what I mean, shut up. 

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Moderat: More D4ta (Monkeytown)

Words on a screen? Pah! Who needs words on a screen. You can get my full take on Moderat’s surprise comeback album in episode 55 of the Picky Bastards podcast. That’s right. Words can be audio too. It’s the future!

If you can’t be bothered with that, here’s my take on More D4ta, which is an anagram of Moderat 4 because it’s their fourth album. It’s blummin’ lovely. Bulging with nostalgic synths, swelling emotion, melodic whimsy and bits that sound like Radiohead. Apparat really nails the vocals, making us all sad and wistful and teary-eyed. Sigh. Not necessarily a step forward from previous work, but you know what they say: all things in Moderat-ion. And Neon Rats is an absolute spangly banger. Welcome back, Moderat.

From another website: the sound of a group creatively recharged and at the height of their power... In almost every conceivable way, it's the Moderat album that fans have waited six years for. (The Line of Best Fit)

This is part of a series of the Best Electronic Music Albums of 2022. Read it all here.