Lost In Motion. Moss

This blog was months old when Moss entered it for the first time, with the album 'Ornaments'. Today it is four years since we last reported on the band, a review of 'HX'. The silence is over with the release of Lost In Motion. Right away in the opening notes that typical plopping Moss bass presents itself. For a likeness think Air on 'Moon Safari' and Serge Gainsbourg and his daughters' solo albums before it. That bass puts me right in the mood for Moss.

A new album by a well-loved band is always a challenge. New music has to be laid over that what came before. Sometimes it is a perfect fit, like with the two recent The Rolling Stones albums, other albums have a harder time, like Lost In Motion and the latest Fontaines DC album 'Dopamine Chamber' and Bettie Serveert album, 'Beaucoup Bad'.

Like the latter album, Lost In Motion started to grow on me. In both cases because I understood that they are not bad albums, just a little more relaxed or introspective than the songs that always pop up in my mind thinking of in this case Moss. Playing Lost In Motion more regularly has put me in its mood more and more. Moss presents an album that was created to listen to seriously, attentively. Do so, and its well thought out details reveal themselves one by one. Musically it is a rich album, with sounds coming from everywhere, including electronics and keyboards.

Promo photo

The album is all about the things we leave behind, take with us and asks the question "can we still grow when we grow old?" Personally, I can add from experience that the answer is yes. Listening to Lost In Motion it seems the album provides its own answer for Marien Dorleijn. He may still "just" be making music, the album contains a level of maturity and introspection Moss had not reached so far. In 'Love' he sings "it's never too late". That is another answer.

Moss' music always has had different layers in it and more so over time. With Lost In Motion another layer has been added to what was already there. It is going to be extremely interesting to see how this unwinds itself live. Moss will tour NL in late winter, early spring 2027. Expect me to be at one of the shows.

Wout de Natris - van der Borght

 

You can order Lost In Motion here:

https://excelsior-recordings.com/en/products/moss-lost-in-motion