Half Moon Light

{{Infobox album

| name = Half Moon Light

| type = studio

| artist = The Lone Bellow

| cover = LoneBellow_HalfMoon.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|02|07}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 47:45

| label = Dualtone

| producer = Aaron Dessner

| prev_title = Walk Into a Storm

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Love Songs for Losers

| next_year = 2022

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC=72/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/half-moon-light/the-lone-bellow|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/half-moon-light-mw0003325214|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deming|first=Mark|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|rev2=American Songwriter

|rev2score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-lone-bellow-half-moon-light-album-review/|title=The Lone Bellow Ebb Between Life & Death On New Album, 'Half Moon Light'|website=American Songwriter}|last=Scott|first=Jason|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|rev3=No Ripcord

|rev3score=4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.noripcord.com/features/quick-takes-february-2020|title=No Ripcord Review|website=No Ripcord|last=Gordon|first=Ethan|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|rev4=Spectrum Culture

|rev4score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2020/02/25/the-lone-bellow-half-moon-light-review/|title=Spectrum Culture Review|website=Spectrum Culture|last=Cober-Lake|first=Justin|date=February 25, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|noprose=yes

}}

Half Moon Light is the fourth studio album by American band The Lone Bellow. It was released on February 7, 2020 under Dualtone Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/the-lone-bellow-new-album-half-moon-light-2020-tour-single|title=The Lone Bellow Announces New Album "Half Moon Light" & 2020 Tour|website=JamBase|last=Todd|first=Nate|date=October 22, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

The first single from the album, "Count on Me" was released on October 23, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/lone-bellow-count-on-me-song-902594/|title=The Lone Bellow Preview New Album 'Half Moon Light' With Reassuring 'Count on Me'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

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.

Track listing

{{Track listing

|headline =Half Moon Light track listing

|title1=Intro

|length1=0:26

|title2=I Can Feel You Dancing

|writer2={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Jason Pipkin|Zach Williams}}

|length2=4:00

|title3=Good Times

|writer3={{hlist|Aaron Dessner|Brian Elmquist|Jason Pipkin|Zach Williams}}

|length3=3:49

|title4=Wonder

|writer4={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Zach Williams}}

|length4=4:58

|title5=Count on Me

|writer5={{hlist|Anderson East|Jake Mitchell|Aaron Raitiere|Zach Williams}}

|length5=2:40

|title6=Wash It Clean

|writer6={{hlist|Aaron Dessner|Brian Elmquist|Zach Williams}}

|length6=4:09

|title7=Enemies

|writer7={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Zach Williams}}

|length7=3:33

|title8=Interlude

|length8=0:39

|title9=Just Enough to Get By

|writer9={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Kanene Donehey Pipkin}}

|length9=3:05

|title10=Martingales

|writer10={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Jason Pipkin|Zach Williams}}

|length10=4:07

|title11=Illegal Immigrant

|writer11={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Bobby Hamrick|Kat Higgins}}

|length11=4:23

|title12=Friends

|writer12={{hlist|Aaron Dessner|Brian Elmquist|Zach Williams}}

|length12=3:55

|title13=Dust Settles

|writer13={{hlist|Brian Elmquist|Jason Pipkin}}

|length13=3:05

|title14=August

|writer14={{hlist|Aaron Dessner|Brian Elmquist}}

|length14=3:51

|title15=Finale

|length15=1:05

}}

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Chart performance for Half Moon Light ! Chart (2020) ! Peak position
{{album chart\|UKAmericana\|9\|date=20200220	rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|11\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardFolk\|4\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|18\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardAlbumSales\|11\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRock\|26\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}

References

Category:2020 albums

Category:Dualtone Records albums

Category:The Lone Bellow albums

Category:Albums produced by Aaron Dessner

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Chart performance for Half Moon Light ! Chart (2020) ! Peak position
{{album chart\|UKAmericana\|9\|date=20200220	rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|11\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardFolk\|4\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|18\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardAlbumSales\|11\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRock\|26\|artist=The Lone Below\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}