Sun Leads Me On

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Sun Leads Me On
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015
StudioBathouse Recording Studio (Bath)
GenreIndie rock, Indie folk, Indie pop
Length47:50
LabelIndica, Glassnote
ProducerJim Abbiss[1]
Half Moon Run chronology
Dark Eyes
(2012)
Sun Leads Me On
(2015)
A Blemish in the Great Light
(2019)
Singles from Sun Leads Me On
  1. "Trust"
    Released: August 7, 2015
  2. "Turn Your Love"
    Released: September 11, 2015

Sun Leads Me On is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Half Moon Run. It was released through Indica Records in Canada on October 23, 2015, and through Glassnote/Universal[2] in the rest of the world. The lead single, "Trust", was released on August 7, 2015.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Exclaim!7/10[3]

Track listing[edit]

Original Canadian release
No.TitleLength
1."Warmest Regards"3:15
2."I Can't Figure Out What's Going On"3:15
3."Consider Yourself"3:53
4."Hands in the Garden"3:52
5."Turn Your Love"4:02
6."Narrow Margins"4:11
7."Sun Leads Me On"4:06
8."It Works Itself Out"4:07
9."Everybody Wants"5:01
10."Throes"0:54
11."Devil May Care"2:22
12."The Debt"4:01
13."Trust"4:51

Charts[edit]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 152
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 81
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 49
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 110
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 46
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 16
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 9

Personnel[edit]

Half Moon Run[edit]

  • Devon Portielje
  • Dylan Phillips
  • Isaac Symonds
  • Conner Molander

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Quatuor Quatres Ailes – string quartet
  • Tazmyn Eddy – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Alex Héon-Goulet – flute

Production[edit]

  • Jim Abbis – producer
  • Barny Barnicott – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Yani Clarke – photography
  • Ross Stirling – layout and design
  • Ian Dowling – engineer
  • Sam Bidinost – assistant
  • Mike Gavriel – assistant

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Half Moon Run revel the tracklisting for their second album Sun Leads Me On". Digital Spy. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. ^ "HALF MOON RUN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM SUN LEADS ME ON FOR OCTOBER 23". Indica Records. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  3. ^ Henderson, Cory (October 21, 2015). "Half Moon Run - Sun Leads Me On". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Half Moon Run Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "Half Moon Run Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Half Moon Run Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.