More D4ta

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More D4ta
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
Genre
Length44:49
Label Monkeytown
Moderat chronology
III
(2016)
More D4ta
(2022)
Singles from More D4ta
  1. "Fast Land"
    Released: February 9, 2022
  2. "Easy Prey"
    Released: March 9, 2022
  3. "More Love"
    Released: April 1, 2022

More D4ta (anagram of "Moderat 4") is the fourth studio album by electronic trio Moderat, and their first after a six-year hiatus. [1] Released on May 13, 2022, it was preceded by the release of the singles "Fast Land", "Easy Prey" and "More Love". [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The group embarked on an international tour in support of the album, which started in June 2022.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Beats Per Minute 80/100 [7]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fast Land"3:39
2."Easy Prey"4:26
3."Drum Glow"4:44
4."Soft Edit"1:24
5."Undo Redo"4:38
6."Neon Rats"7:30
7."More Love"4:36
8."Numb Bell"5:23
9."Doom Hype"4:06
10."Copy Copy"4:23
Total length:44:49

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