Moby Side Project The Little Death Releasing Album Sept. 1

08/19/09 2:45pm

by Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack)

The Little Death, the orgasm-inspired New York group featuring Moby, will release their self-titled debut album Sept. 1 through TopSpin and on the band's official website.

The record will be released digitally on iTunes on Nov. 2, but you can hear it now on the band's website.

The quartet — Moby on bass and guitar, Daron Murphy on guitar, bass and harmonica, drummer Aaron Brooks and singer Laura Dawn — was conceived in early 2008 with the idea to just play live shows.

"We thought we'd be luddites and just say, if you want to see us, you have to come see us live, because that's the only way this music exists," Dawn says.

The 13-track album was recorded in one room straight to tape with each song given three takes to nail it. Song titles include "That Bone," "Love Or A Gun," "Shake And Tremble" and "Hurricane." The album will climax with "Make Me."

There's no word on whether the group plans to tour behind the album. Moby will launch a European and North American tour behind Wait For Me which runs through late October, including coming to Canada for a few stops.

You can see Moby here:

Sept. 17 Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live!
Sept. 18 Washington, DC @ Nightclub 9:30
Sept. 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of The Living Arts
Sept. 21 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Sept. 23 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Sept. 24 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Sept. 25 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Du Capitole
Sept. 26 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Sept. 28 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
Sept. 29 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
Sept. 30 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
Oct. 1 St. Paul, MN @ The Myth
Oct. 3 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Oct. 4 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
Oct. 6-7 Mexico City, Mexico @ Vive Cuervo Salon
Oct. 8 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Teatro Diana
Oct. 10 Monterrey, Mexico @ Escenica
Oct. 12 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Oct. 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
Oct. 15 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
Oct. 18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
Oct. 19 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 20 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Oct. 22 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Ballroom
Oct. 23 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre

Here is the track list for The Little Death:

"Intro"
"Gather Round"
"That Bone"
"Won't Ever Let You Down Again"
"My Papa Done Told Me"
"Mean Woman"
"Why My Baby"
"I Know You"
"Love Or A Gun"
"Hurricane"
"If Forever's Too Far"
"Shake And Tremble"
"Make Me"