No, Moby Isn't Actually Related to Herman Melville: Report
Investigative podcast 'The Genealogy Detective' is poking holes in the producer's longstanding whale tale
Duffy and Mellion discovered no definite ancestral connection between the electronic music innovator and the renowned author. However, Moby does apparently have a genealogical tie to inventor David Melville — the man who filed a patent for America's first gas lighting system.
The podcast release was well-timed for the artist, who released a new song called "Should Sleep" with J.P. Bimeni today via his new label, Always Centered at Night. You can listen to that, as well as the podcast trilogy, below.