Montreal indie psych-rock favourites Half Moon Run are set to beguile listeners yet again with their second single of 2019, 'Flesh and Blood'. The song arrives as anticipation builds for their third studio album ‘A Blemish In The Great Light’, which will be released on Friday the 1st of November. 'Flesh and Blood' is one of the album’s lighter offerings, folk and blues-influenced in its storytelling and melodic layering. The stunning harmonies and crystal clear lead vocal that Half Moon Run have become famous for are perfectly represented in this track, promising the same unique amalgamation of sounds and influences in the forthcoming album.
After a four year break from making music, the bands 2019 return to music has set an exciting tone for what the rest of the year holds, with their track 'Then Again' already reaching half a million streams on Spotify. Half Moon Run arrived like all good bands do, as something several notches further up the scale than merely promising. With an innate understanding of each other’s strengths, and precisely how to explore, harness and deliver on the intelligence and strength of their songwriting, the fever building around their next moves in Canada very quickly filtered out across the US and into Europe, through word of mouth alone.
Over the course of their first two records, Half Moon Run more than cemented their status as one of Canada’s strongest and most exciting musical exports in years; their debut album, ‘Dark Eyes’, is now a platinum seller in Canada, with their sophomore record ‘The Sun Leads Me On’ achieving gold status. All four members have spent the time off since ‘Sun Leads Me On’ studying: that is, putting in the work that earns the luck. An electrifying and exciting live band, Half Moon Run spent many years after their first two releases consistently touring the world, and will return to Europe this year to play their new music to sold out crowds for the first time on these shores in years, celebrating third album ‘A Blemish In The Great Light’.
Half Moon Run will play in Paradiso in Amsterdam on November 13th and November 14th. For their tour The band have also partnered with PLUS1 once again, so that $1 from every ticket sold will go to Project Peanut Butter (PPB) and the treatment of severe acute malnutrition through effective, locally produced, ready-to-use therapeutic foods.
