Dark Eyes (Half Moon Run album)
| Dark Eyes | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 27 March 2012 |
| Recorded | Autumn 2011 |
| Genre | Indie rock, indie folk, indie pop |
| Length | 39:28 (Canadian release) 43:34 (International release) |
| Label | Indica, Glassnote, Communion |
| Producer | Half Moon Run, Daniel Lagacé and Nygel Asselin |
| Half Moon Run chronology | |
| Singles from Dark Eyes | |
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Dark Eyes is the debut studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Half Moon Run, released through Indica Records in Canada on March 27, 2012.[1] Their debut single "Full Circle" reached number 29 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart in 2012. The track was also used on the 'Horizon' trailer for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , shown during E3 2013. The album's second single "Call Me in the Afternoon" peaked at number 19 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart in 2013. In the United States, the album has sold 12,000 copies as of September 2015.[2] The band also released a song entitled 'Unofferable' on the album's international release in July 2013.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 13Strings | [3] |
| AllMusic | [4] |
| Buzz Magazine | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Track listing
[edit ]All tracks are written by Half Moon Run, except "She Wants to Know" written with Jonathan M. Fox[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Circle" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "No More Losing the War" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "She Wants to Know" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Need It" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Give Up" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Judgement" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Drug You" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Nerve" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Fire Escape" | 2:54 |
| 11. | "21 Gun Salute" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 39:28 | |
All tracks are written by Half Moon Run, except "She Wants to Know" written with Jonathan M. Fox and "Unofferable" written with Isaac Symonds
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Circle" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "No More Losing the War" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "She Wants to Know" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Need It" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Give Up" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Judgement" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Unofferable" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Drug You" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Nerve" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Fire Escape" | 2:54 |
| 12. | "21 Gun Salute" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 43:34 | |
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 119 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 186 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 48 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 138 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 12 |
Personnel
[edit ]Half Moon Run
[edit ]- Devon Portielje
- Conner Molander
- Dylan Phillips
Additional musicians
[edit ]- Thomas Chartré – cello on "Need It", "Give Up", and "21 Gun Salute"
- Brigitte Dajczer – violin on "Give Up"
- Tosca String Quartet – strings on "Unofferable"
- Babette Hayward – background vocals on "21 Gun Salute"
Production
[edit ]- Daniel Lagacé – producer, engineer
- Nygel Asselin — engineer, producer
- Shawn Cole — engineer on "She Wants to Know"
- Jim Eno — producer and engineer on "Unofferable"
- Devon Portielje — engineer on "21 Gun Salute"
- Sean McLean Carrie — assistant engineer
- Scott Ord — assistant engineer
- Layne Frank — assistant engineer
- James Peter Watkins — assistant engineer
- Chris Russell — assistant engineer
- Chris Shaw — mixing
- Ruadhri Cushnan — mixing on "Full Circle" and "Unofferable"
- Ryan Morey — mastering
- Matthew Joycey — photography, concept, and art direction
- Yannick Turenne — props
- Peter Edwards — layout
References
[edit ]- ^ "Half Moon Run Will Release Their Debut Album 'Dark Eyes'". Indica Records. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 2013年06月18日.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Half Moon Run Dark Eyes". 13Strings. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Monger, James. "Half Moon Run Dark Eyes". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ Griffiths, Dave. "Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes". BuzzMagazine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Aziz (6 February 2013). "Half Moon Run Dark Eyes". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013年06月05日.
- ^ "Half Moon Run Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Half Moon Run Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.