Half Moon Run
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie folk, indie pop |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Indica Records (Canada), Glassnote Records (USA), Communion (UK), Indica Australia (AU and NZ) |
| Website | www |
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Half Moon Run is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band members, who previously lived in Comox, British Columbia and in Ottawa, Ontario; are singer Devon Portielje on vocals, guitar and percussion; Conner Molander on vocals, guitar and keyboard; Dylan Phillips on vocals, drums and keyboard; and Isaac Symonds on vocals, percussions, mandolin, keyboard and guitar. The group is known for their heavy use of percussion, and playing multiple instruments during live performances.
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Career
2012–13: Dark Eyes
Their debut album, Dark Eyes, was released in 2012, and was co-produced with Daniel Lagacé and Nygel Asselin.[1][2] They have toured Europe, Australia and North America.[3] Critical acclaim has included praise for their three-part harmonies.[4] They have played South by Southwest, Osheaga, Canadian Music Week and Glastonbury Festival 2013, and have opened for such artists as Of Monsters and Men, Metric, Patrick Watson,[5] City and Colour and Mumford & Sons.
In August 2013, Ubisoft launched a new Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailer featuring their song "Full Circle".
In July 2014, they announced that work on their second album had begun.[6] They have announced that it will be released in Fall of 2015.[7]
2015: Sun Leads Me On and EU and UK tour
On 24 July 2015 the band announced a UK and European tour, which sees them playing shows in London, Paris, Dublin, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Nottingham, Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam and Berlin.[8]
On 7 August 2015 the band announced, via their Twitter page, the release of their second studio album, Sun Leads Me On, on 23 October 2015. They simultaneously released a teaser track, "Trust", which was available as a free download with pre-orders of their album. Pre-orders via their website offers the album signed by all band members. A deluxe version is also set to be released, with details of its track listing to be revealed closer to release.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
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| Can [9] |
AUS [10] |
BEL (Vl) [11] |
BEL (Wa) [12] |
FRA [13] |
NL [14] |
UK [15] |
US Folk [16] |
US Heat [17] |
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| Dark Eyes |
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8 | — | 119 | 186 | 138 | 48 | 56 | — | 12 |
US: 12,000[18] |
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| Sun Leads Me On |
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4 | 39 | 152 | 81 | 110 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 9 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| CAN Alt [21] |
BEL (Vl) [11] |
NL [14] |
UK [15] |
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| 2012 | "Full Circle" | 29 | 27 | 67 | 60 | Dark Eyes | |||||||||||
| 2013 | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 19 | 69 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | "She Wants to Know" | 22 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Trust" | — | — | — | — | Sun Leads Me On | |||||||||||
| "Turn Your Love" | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| BEL (Vl) [11] |
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| 2013 | "Nerve" | 36 | Dark Eyes |
References
- ↑ http://halfmoonrun.indica.mu/en/news/half-moon-run-will-release-their-debut-album-dark-eyes/
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Half-Moon-Run-Dark-Eyes/release/3904095
- ↑ (14 June 2012). "Half Moon Run are indie's rising stars", Daily Mercury, p. 28.
- ↑ Sadleir, Rose (17 January 2013). "Trio bask in moonlight", Gold Coast Bulletin, p. 5.
- ↑ Lepage, Mark (7 December 2012). "Montreal trio Half Moon Run: Lunar rovers in the fast lane", The Gazette. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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- ↑ http://www.halfmoonrun.com
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- ↑ Peak positions for the Alternative Rock songs in Canada:
- For "Full Circle": Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - May 1, 2012
- For "Call Me in the Afternoon": Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - February 12, 2013
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