Inspired by the isolation that comes from "being the only person awake (or alive) in an empty city" in the middle of the night, Destroyed is not too much of a departure from Wait for Me, Moby’s previous studio album. Apart from being more electronic-oriented -- there’s significantly less guitar and more prominent throbbing pulse -- the approach and effect are largely the same. Moby shares vocal duties with a handful of female singers whose performances are spooky and sampled-sounding, serenely insular, and desperate but resolute. The producer offsets several strings-heavy instrumentals with a handful of downcast anthems led by “The Day,” where he evokes David Bowie circa Heroes with a little Scary Monsters thrown in for good measure. ~ Andy Kellman