A Blemish in the Great Light
2019 studio album by Half Moon Run
A Blemish in the Great Light | ||||
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Studio album by Half Moon Run | ||||
Released | November 1, 2019 | |||
Studio | Planet Studios (Montreal) Bathouse Recording Studio (Bath) | |||
Genre | Indie rock, indie folk, indie pop | |||
Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | Crystal Math, Glassnote | |||
Producer | Joe Chiccarelli | |||
Half Moon Run chronology | ||||
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Singles from Half Moon Run | ||||
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A Blemish in the Great Light is the third studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Half Moon Run, released in 2019.[1] The album peaked at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart and won Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[2][3]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 7/10[1] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Half Moon Run
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Then Again" | 3:19 |
2. | "Favourite Boy" | 4:02 |
3. | "Flesh and Blood" | 4:57 |
4. | "Natural Disaster" | 3:43 |
5. | "Black Diamond" | 2:59 |
6. | "Yani's Song" | 2:41 |
7. | "Razorblade" | 7:26 |
8. | "Undercurrents" | 2:18 |
9. | "Jello on My Mind" | 3:52 |
10. | "New Truth" | 5:08 |
Total length: | 40:25 |
Personnel
Half Moon Run
- Devon Portielje
- Dylan Phillips
- Isaac Symonds
- Conner Molander
Additional musicians
- Quatuor Esca – string quartet
- Colin Stetson – saxophone
- Pietro Amato – French horn
- Christopher Seligman – French horn
- Chœur des enfants de Montréal - choir
- Rowan Grace Mizerski – additional vocals
Production
- Joe Chiccareli – producer, engineer
- Nyles Spencer – engineer on "Undercurrents" and "Jello on My Mind"
- Dylan Phillips – producer on "Undercurrents", string/choir/horn arrangements
- Devon Portielje – bass saxophone arrangement on "Then Again"
- Chris Shaw – mixing
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Chris Allgood – mastering
- Samuel Woywitka – engineer
- Jacob Lacroix-Cardinal – engineer
- Lars Fox – digital editing
- Léa Moisan-Perrier – soprano, choir director
- Ross Stirling — layout and design
- Yani Clarke – photography
- Isaac Symonds – back cover photo
References
- ^ a b Mughal, Alisha (October 31, 2019). "Half Moon Run A Blemish in the Great Light". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Cooke, Stephen (June 29, 2020). "Virtual 2020 Juno Awards includes breakthrough win for Neon Dreams". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "A Blemish in the Great Light by Half Moon Run". Metacritic. November 1, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "A Blemish in the Great Light - Half Moon Run". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2021.