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Half Moon Light

Half Moon Light is the fourth studio album by American band The Lone Bellow. It was released on February 7, 2020 under Dualtone Records.

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Half Moon Light
Studio album by
The Lone Bellow
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
Length47:45
LabelDualtone
ProducerAaron Dessner
The Lone Bellow chronology
Walk Into a Storm
(2017) 		Half Moon Light
(2020) 		Love Songs for Losers
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star2
American SongwriterStarStarStarStar3
No Ripcord4/104
Spectrum CultureStarStarStarHalf star5

Half Moon Light is the fourth studio album by American band The Lone Bellow. It was released on February 7, 2020 under Dualtone Records.6

The first single from the album, "Count on Me" was released on October 23, 2019.7

Critical reception

Half Moon Light was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 6 reviews.1

Track listing

Half Moon Light track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:26
2."I Can Feel You Dancing"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Jason Pipkin
  • Zach Williams
4:00
3."Good Times"
3:49
4."Wonder"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Zach Williams
4:58
5."Count on Me"
2:40
6."Wash It Clean"
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Zach Williams
4:09
7."Enemies"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Zach Williams
3:33
8."Interlude" 0:39
9."Just Enough to Get By"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Kanene Donehey Pipkin
3:05
10."Martingales"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Jason Pipkin
  • Zach Williams
4:07
11."Illegal Immigrant"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Bobby Hamrick
  • Kat Higgins
4:23
12."Friends"
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Zach Williams
3:55
13."Dust Settles"
  • Brian Elmquist
  • Jason Pipkin
3:05
14."August"
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Brian Elmquist
3:51
15."Finale" 1:05

Charts

Chart performance for Half Moon Light
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)8 9
US Billboard 2009 11
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)10 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)11 18
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)12 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)13 26
References

References

  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. Scott, Jason (February 6, 2020). "The Lone Bellow Ebb Between Life & Death On New Album, 'Half Moon Light'". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. Gordon, Ethan. "No Ripcord Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. Cober-Lake, Justin (February 25, 2020). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. Todd, Nate (October 22, 2019). "The Lone Bellow Announces New Album "Half Moon Light" & 2020 Tour". JamBase. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. Hudak, Joseph (October 23, 2019). "The Lone Bellow Preview New Album 'Half Moon Light' With Reassuring 'Count on Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. "Official Americana Albums Chart on 20/2/2020 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. "The Lone Below Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. "The Lone Below Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  11. "The Lone Below Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  12. "The Lone Below Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  13. "The Lone Below Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.