I'm a little late with your Album of the Week this week, but don't let that stop you from sinking your teeth into it. It's up to you to be the good student when I'm being the bad teacher.
That being said, the material you're going to be sinking your teeth into isn't our usual fare around here, although I have written about this band before. Half Moon Run is an indie-rock-folk-type outfit, but to call them just that kind of thing would be to fall so, so short of the mark.
There's some great instrumentation going on on this week's album Dark Eyes, along with some beautiful, haunting melodies, shot through with melancholy. Like I said, it's not a metal record, but there's plenty here for a metalhead to get into. It's got the depth to hold your interest, but remains chill enough that it'd be perfect for some summer's-almost-over-time this weekend. So spin it a few times and come back next week for something a little heavier...
Showing posts with label Dark Eyes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dark Eyes. Show all posts
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Monday, 3 February 2014
Half Moon Run - Call Me in the Afternoon
Today's song sees us shifting gears from the raucous punk-tinged rock of PUP to the rich and layered indie-folk-pop of another Canadian band, Half Moon Run.
I've featured a Half Moon Run song on Loud Noises before, namely the opening track "Full Circle" from the band's 2012 debut LP Dark Eyes. That song has a decidedly melancholy beauty to it that really hooked me when I first heard it. Today's song, which you've likely heard if you happen to live in Canada and listen to any "alternative" radio station, has a somewhat more upbeat feel to it but is no less catchy and haunting because of it.
Have a listen to "Call Me in the Afternoon", coincidentally the second track from Dark Eyes, and t-t-t-t-take one if you need it.
(That reference will only make sense to those of you who know the song, so I guess you'll just have to listen to it if you want to know what I'm on about.)
I've featured a Half Moon Run song on Loud Noises before, namely the opening track "Full Circle" from the band's 2012 debut LP Dark Eyes. That song has a decidedly melancholy beauty to it that really hooked me when I first heard it. Today's song, which you've likely heard if you happen to live in Canada and listen to any "alternative" radio station, has a somewhat more upbeat feel to it but is no less catchy and haunting because of it.
Have a listen to "Call Me in the Afternoon", coincidentally the second track from Dark Eyes, and t-t-t-t-take one if you need it.
(That reference will only make sense to those of you who know the song, so I guess you'll just have to listen to it if you want to know what I'm on about.)
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Friday's Song of the Day: Half Moon Run - Full Circle
Wow, it's like I should just start doing Songs every other day, right?
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