Bob Moses
Electronic duo Bob Moses play a potent hybrid of house music and lyrical po… Read Full Bio ↴Electronic duo Bob Moses play a potent hybrid of house music and lyrical pop, fusing smooth vocals and guitar licks with club beats. Emerging in 2012 with a series of well-received EPs, the duo earned commercial and critical accolades, including a Grammy nomination for the single "Tearing Me Up" off their 2015 debut Days Gone By. Battle Lines followed in 2018, and the duo's third studio album, The Silence in Between, arrived in 2022.
Born and bred in Brooklyn, New York but with roots in Vancouver, Canada, the history of electronic duo Bob Moses is as curious as the cool house music outfit's name. Members Jimmy Vallance and Tom Howie knew one another from the Vancouver high school they both attended, and were drawn to each other thanks to a shared love of pop-punk bands like Rancid and Green Day. Adulthood found them both in Brooklyn, with Vallance recording Berlin-styled techno while Howie worked in the realm of the singer/songwriter. Both felt musically stuck and hungered for something new, a problem solved by the simple union of their styles, which created something cool and decidedly "post-club." Named after the urban planner who designed the modern New York City, they became Bob Moses and joined the Scissor & Thread label in 2012 with the EP Hand to Hold. The Far from the Tree EP followed on the label in 2013, and a year later the group released the First to Cry EP on Domino.
In 2015, the label gathered up all the duo's early EPs for the compilation All in All and also released their debut album, Days Gone By. The single "Tearing Me Up" earned them a pair of Grammy nominations, winning for Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical) with RAC. The buzz surrounding "Tearing Me Up" carried them into the next year, with appearances on television shows and a special edition re-release of Days Gone By. In 2018, they issued their sophomore full-length, Battle Lines, featuring the single "Heaven Only Knows." A 2019 Unplugged EP preceded 2020's Desire, which included a collaboration with ZHU as its title track. Falling Into Focus, an hour-long set recorded at the top of an abandoned radio tower in Topanga, California, was released as a live album and performance film in November of 2020. "Griffith" and the Elderbrook collaboration "Inner Light" were both issued in 2021. The Silence in Between, Bob Moses' third studio full-length, appeared in 2022.
Biography by David Jeffries for ALLMUSIC
There is another artist with the same name:
2) -Rakalam Bob Moses (b. Jan. 28, 1948) is an American jazz drummer born in New York City.
Moses played with Roland Kirk in 1964-65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966 he and Larry Coryell formed The Free Spirits, a jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in Gary Burton's quartet. He also recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with Dave Liebman/Open Sky, Pat Metheny, Mike Gibbs, Hal Galper, Gil Goldstein, Steve Swallow, Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan (from 1979 to 1982), George Gruntz, and Emily Remler (from 1983 to 1984). In the early 1970s he was a member of Compost with Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette. His first session as a leader was in 1975. His releases for Gramavision in the 1980s received critical acclaim.
Moses currently performs alongside John Lockwood, Don Pate, and John Medeski with guitarist Tisziji Muñoz and teaches at New England Conservatory.
Born and bred in Brooklyn, New York but with roots in Vancouver, Canada, the history of electronic duo Bob Moses is as curious as the cool house music outfit's name. Members Jimmy Vallance and Tom Howie knew one another from the Vancouver high school they both attended, and were drawn to each other thanks to a shared love of pop-punk bands like Rancid and Green Day. Adulthood found them both in Brooklyn, with Vallance recording Berlin-styled techno while Howie worked in the realm of the singer/songwriter. Both felt musically stuck and hungered for something new, a problem solved by the simple union of their styles, which created something cool and decidedly "post-club." Named after the urban planner who designed the modern New York City, they became Bob Moses and joined the Scissor & Thread label in 2012 with the EP Hand to Hold. The Far from the Tree EP followed on the label in 2013, and a year later the group released the First to Cry EP on Domino.
In 2015, the label gathered up all the duo's early EPs for the compilation All in All and also released their debut album, Days Gone By. The single "Tearing Me Up" earned them a pair of Grammy nominations, winning for Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical) with RAC. The buzz surrounding "Tearing Me Up" carried them into the next year, with appearances on television shows and a special edition re-release of Days Gone By. In 2018, they issued their sophomore full-length, Battle Lines, featuring the single "Heaven Only Knows." A 2019 Unplugged EP preceded 2020's Desire, which included a collaboration with ZHU as its title track. Falling Into Focus, an hour-long set recorded at the top of an abandoned radio tower in Topanga, California, was released as a live album and performance film in November of 2020. "Griffith" and the Elderbrook collaboration "Inner Light" were both issued in 2021. The Silence in Between, Bob Moses' third studio full-length, appeared in 2022.
Biography by David Jeffries for ALLMUSIC
There is another artist with the same name:
2) -Rakalam Bob Moses (b. Jan. 28, 1948) is an American jazz drummer born in New York City.
Moses played with Roland Kirk in 1964-65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966 he and Larry Coryell formed The Free Spirits, a jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in Gary Burton's quartet. He also recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with Dave Liebman/Open Sky, Pat Metheny, Mike Gibbs, Hal Galper, Gil Goldstein, Steve Swallow, Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan (from 1979 to 1982), George Gruntz, and Emily Remler (from 1983 to 1984). In the early 1970s he was a member of Compost with Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette. His first session as a leader was in 1975. His releases for Gramavision in the 1980s received critical acclaim.
Moses currently performs alongside John Lockwood, Don Pate, and John Medeski with guitarist Tisziji Muñoz and teaches at New England Conservatory.
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Bob Moses Lyrics
All I Want I'm up for a real hard time Now you changed your…
Back Down Caught in the tide of our own divide Our moment to…
Back to You You keep running down the same track Can't seem to find…
Battle Lines Don't lie You're always saying your hands are tied And when …
Before I Fall I broke down I wish that I could take it back,…
Believe Well, the road can get so lonely I wonder how you…
Broken Belief We live in the era of purpose We live in the…
Days Gone By The world that you control Is breaking and you feel it…
Desire It wasn't what you wanted Wasn't like they said it would…
Don't Hold Back A tunnel with no end Here it comes again A slowly creeping…
Enough To Believe Wondering where to begin Loneliness rises again All I knew i…
Eye for an Eye Might as well try You won't console me Might as well lie You…
Fallen from Your Arms Down where the daylight ends Lovers are born again I will be…
Far From the Tree Ah ah, ah ah, Ah ah, ah ah, (Till 2: 53) You You You You Y…
Grace You catch my eye and I am frozen in conversation, 'Cause…
Hands To Hold Time, time, time, it's a poison, 'Cause you and I have…
Hanging On Everybody wants it their way Hear the sirens on the highway …
Heaven Only Knows Sacrifice all your life Heads hang heavy when there's blood …
Hold Me Up Let me tell you about a little situation It's been testing…
I Ain't Gonna Be The First To Cry I ain't gonna be the first to cry Even though you…
Inner Light Standing tired On your feet Lightest head Just like me You …
It's Gone The thoughts in my mind go on and on And I…
Keeping Me Alive I've lost my way Hard to find my feet on the…
Like It Or Not Like it or not You know it's true There is most That you…
Listen to Me Like the setting sun I will rise again When the morning come…
Love Brand New Girl, this is our town Back seat with the top down Got…
Never Ending Fading, slowly time erases Memories I've made in These night…
Nothing But You You tell me you're leaving Your shadow walked beside me I wa…
Ordinary Friend You say it never hurt to be alone Here we are Overthrown Tel…
Seen it Coming Ooh, it's pulling you in, can you feel the attraction? Ooh,…
Selling Me Sympathy Have faith in us I know you wanted more Is faith enough? Do…
Stealing Fire There's a feeling when you walk through the door Oh, i…
Talk You see it all in black and white It's out of…
Tearing Me Up Let me tell you about a little situation It's been testing…
The Blame Could tell you that my heart beats all alone Tell you…
The Only Thing We Know If you won't leave me, then I won't go And if…
The Rush Don't stop, baby, come a little closer Lean in to me,…
Time and Time Again Time and time again I turned to you, my friend Don't want…
Too Close For Comfort We are not alone in the evening... We are not alone…
Too Much Is Never Enough You lose it all before you feel the blame The taste…
Touch and Go Well there's a littke black box where you keep your…
Winter's Song There's a feeling when you walk through the door Oh, i…
Writing On The Wall Used to be so innocent, thought I'd never change. Victim of …