Moonfire (album)

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This article is about a music album. For other uses, see Moonfire.
Moonfire
Boy & Bear - Moonfire.jpg
Studio album by Boy & Bear
Released 5 August 2011 (Australia)
9 August 2011 (US)
16 January 2012 (UK)
Recorded Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Indie rock, indie folk
Length 42:36
Label Universal (Island Records Australia, Universal Motown Republic)
Producer Joe Chiccarelli and Boy & Bear
Boy & Bear chronology
With Emperor Antarctica
(2010)With Emperor Antarctica2010		 Moonfire
(2011)		 Harlequin Dream
(2013)Harlequin Dream2013
Singles from Moonfire
  1. "Feeding Line"
    Released: 9 May 2011
  2. "Milk & Sticks"
    Released: 11 July 2011
  3. "Part Time Believer"
    Released: 25 October 2011
  4. "Big Man"
    Released: 11 May 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Drowned in Sound (5/10)[2]
musicOMH 2.5/5 stars[3]
NME (4/10)[4]
The Fly 3/5 stars[5]
The Independent 3/5 stars[6]

Moonfire is the debut studio album by the Australian indie rock band Boy & Bear. It was released on 5 August 2011 in the band's home country, with later release dates elsewhere. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, with producer Joe Chiccarelli,[7] the record garnered comparisons to other indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons.

Track listing

  1. "Lordy May" – 3:33
  2. "Feeding Line" – 4:28
  3. "Milk & Sticks" – 4:42
  4. "Part Time Believer" – 4:12
  5. "My Only One" – 5:48
  6. "Percy Warner Park" – 1:03
  7. "Golden Jubilee" – 3:17
  8. "House & Farm" – 3:12
  9. "The Village" – 1:35
  10. "Beach" – 6:11
  11. "Big Man" – 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 2
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 91

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Australian Albums Chart[10] 23
Australian Artist Albums Chart[11] 5
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Albums Chart[12] 45
Australian Artist Albums Chart[13] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[14] 2× Platinum 140,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Boy & Bear – Moonfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Boy & Bear – Moonfire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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