Poor Moon (band)

{{Short description|American indie folk band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Poor Moon

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| origin = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Indie folk|indie pop}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| label = {{hlist|Sub Pop|Bella Union}}

| website =

| current_members =

• Christian Wargo
• Casey Wescott
• Ian Murray
• Peter Murray

}}

Poor Moon is an American indie folk band, formed in Seattle in 2012, composed of Christian Wargo, Casey Wescott, and Ian and Peter Murray.{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Mike|title=Sub Pop signs Seattle's Poor Moon, reaffirming the existence of their own gravitational pull|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/sub-pop-signs-seattles-poor-moon-reaffirming-existence-their-own-gravitational-pull|publisher=tinymixtapes.com|accessdate=28 March 2012|date=Feb 27, 2012}} Poor Moon is a side project of Wargo and Wescott, who are members of Fleet Foxes,{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Michael James|title=Poor Moon – Illusion EP|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2012/03/poor-moon-%E2%80%93-illusion-ep/|publisher=thelineofbestfit.com|accessdate=28 March 2012|date=March 20, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Kaye |first=Ben |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/01/fleet-foxes-side-project-poor-moon-signs-to-sub-pop/ |title=Fleet Foxes side-project Poor Moon signs to Sub Pop |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=2012-01-18 |accessdate=2020-03-15}} Poor Moon is signed to record label Bella Union (UK) and Sub Pop Records.{{cite web|url=http://bellaunion.com/artists/poor-moon/ |title=Poor Moon |website=Bellaunion.com |date= |accessdate=2020-03-15}} The band is named after lead singer Wargo's favourite song by Canned Heat.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.subpop.com/artists/poor_moon |title=Poor Moon on Sub Pop Records |website=Subpop.com |date=2012-08-28 |accessdate=2020-03-15}}

The band's debut EP, Illusion, was released in March 2012.[http://www.theowlmag.com/album-reviews/illusion-by-poor-moon/ Album Review]{{cite web|last=Maddux|first=Rachael|title=Poor Moon - Illusion EP|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16438-illusion-ep/|publisher=pitchfork.com|accessdate=28 March 2012|date=March 28, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Harry|title=Poor Moon - Illusion EP review|date=26 March 2012 |url=http://whatculture.com/music/poor-moon-illusion-ep-review.php|publisher=whatculture.com|accessdate=28 March 2012}}{{cite web|last=Walsh|first=Fintan|title=Poor Moon - Illusion [EP]|url=http://thefourohfive.com/review/article/poor-moon-illusion-ep|publisher=thefourohfive.com|accessdate=28 March 2012|date=March 20, 2012}}