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Sun Leads Me On

Half Moon Run

Sun Leads Me On

Second album from the Montreal indie act, produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele)

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6.7

Label
Indica Records
UK Release date
23/10/2015
US Release date
23/10/2015
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  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    A far more confident-sounding animal than 2012's Dark Eyes
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    May still be exploring a road that travels between Django Django's left-field indie pop and the wintry harmonies of Fleet Foxes, but the scenery is damned fine. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    By turns familiar and safe, and thrilling and joyous
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  4. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Half Moon Run are attempting to shake the title of "that band with that song" and show off how far they have come, and for the most part, it works
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  5. 6.0 |   The Music

    A worthy case study in technical delivery, but for discerning music fans you can do better
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  6. 6.0 |   DIY

    A group grappling with their own sense of self, and it’s rare to hear a band doing this so openly
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  7. 6.0 |   NOW

    Half Moon Run's embracing of bands they love (Radiohead, large swaths of Montreal's breakout mid-00s scene) make much of Sun Leads Me On sound familiar
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  8. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Half Moon Run would have a stronger identity if they let their grievances truly enter their music
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