On the album, Moby has once again conjured into reality a collection of heartachingly beautiful, tender-yet-defiant songs, made in collaboration with uniquely talented, soulfully aware, other-worldly vocalists. All the songs are love letters to the unrestricted and enchanting music scene of late 70's, early 80's New York that shaped Moby as a musician. The featured vocalists were given the same assignment: 'Please don't write anything commercial. Let it be weird. Let it be personal. It doesn't have to make sense'.

The album features a different collaborator on each track, including Lady Blackbird (“dark days”) and the late British poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah (where is your pride?”) as well as previously released songs featuring accomplished collaborators like Gaidaa, ("transit") José James, ("ache for") Akemi Fox, ("fall back") serpentwithfeet, ("on air,") and Aynzli Jones (“medusa.") With decades of critically acclaimed music and over 20 million records sold, Moby's next act includes uplifting the next wave of musicians, lending his platform to rising voices of whom he's a fan. Moby explains, "For the last 30 years, I've worked with amazing singers–everyone from David Bowie to Freddie Mercury, Gregory Porter to Jill Scott. 'Always Centered At Night' continues my love of collaborating, but has a focus of working with amazing singers who might not be as well known as David Bowie and Gregory Porter." Though all tracks are collaborations, the music remains unmistakably Moby, dripping with glittery melodies and warm, hypnotic instrumentals.