Moby "18" Essential to musical guests Cyndi Lauper

to musical guests Cyndi Lauper and Carly Simon

The breakthrough album made the top 20 on multiple Alternative Dance charts with the single

Their lyrical themes established their identity in the punk rock world while musically they incorporated horns

is a spectacularly stripped-down set of sneakily melodic blues-besotted rock concocted in the Akron

and vital for survival

Moby "18" Essential to musical guests Cyndi Lauper18 is the sixth studio album by American electronica musician, songwriter, and producer Moby. It was released on May 13, 2002 by Mute Records in the UK and on May 14, 2002 by V2 Records in the US. After the unexpected commercial and critical success of his previous album, Play (1999), Moby started to write songs for a follow up during its supporting tour. He started work on the album at its conclusion in December 2000, using fewer samples than before.