'18' by Moby

Listening to this album was the sort of experience I was hoping for when I started this. It's one of those albums I bought on it's release, then listened to a few times, then vaguely forgot about. In my head, it wasn't that good, but today, I've very much enjoyed it.

It's 18 tracks long (hence the title), so longer than it needs to be, but stripping out a few of the weaker tracks wouldn't make much difference to the album as a whole. The variety in the songs is enough that it doesn't get boring, even though it clocks in at over an hour. The album is a mix of conventional pop/rock songs ('Extreme Ways' and 'We Are All Made Of Stars' in particular), dancier tracks, and more gentle ambient stuff. Not all of it sticks in your head, and that probably IS a consequence of it's length, but it's a pleasure to listen to, especially if you're using it as a soundtrack to whatever else you might be doing.