Moonfire (album)

Moonfire
Moonfire
Studio album by Boy & Bear
Released	5 August 2011 (Australia); 9 August 2011 (US); 16 January 2012 (UK)
Recorded	Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Indie rock, indie folk
Length	42:36
Label	Universal (Island Records Australia, Universal Motown Republic)
Producer	Joe Chiccarelli, Boy & Bear
Boy & Bear chronology
Singles from Moonfire
	"Feeding Line"; Released: 9 May 2011; "Milk & Sticks"; Released: 11 July 2011; "Part Time Believer"; Released: 25 October 2011; "Big Man"; Released: 11 May 2012;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Drowned in Sound	(5/10)^[2]
musicOMH	^[3]
NME	(4/10)^[4]
The Fly	^[5]
The Independent	^[6]

Moonfire is the debut studio album by the Australian indie rock band Boy & Bear. It was released on 5 August 2011 in the band's home country, with later release dates elsewhere. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, with producer Joe Chiccarelli,^[7] the record garnered comparisons to other indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons.

Track listing

"Lordy May" – 3:33
"Feeding Line" – 4:28
"Milk & Sticks" – 4:42
"Part Time Believer" – 4:12
"My Only One" – 5:48
"Percy Warner Park" – 1:03
"Golden Jubilee" – 3:17
"House & Farm" – 3:12
"The Village" – 1:35
"Beach" – 6:11
"Big Man" – 4:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	91

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[10]	23
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[11]	5

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[12]	45
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[13]	17

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010-2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	99
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)^[14]	20

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Jon O'Brien. "Moonfire - Boy & Bear". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Robert Cooke (12 January 2012). "Boy & Bear - Moonfire". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Andy Baber (13 February 2012). "Boy & Bear - Moonfire". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Simon Jay Catling (13 January 2012). "Boy & Bear - 'Moonfire'". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ David Renshaw (13 January 2012). "Boy & Bear - Moonfire". The Fly. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Andy Gill (13 January 2012). "Album: Boy Bear, Moonfire (V2)". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
^ Guy Morrow (June 2012). "Creative Conflict in a Nashville Studio: A Case of Boy & Bear". Journal on the Art of Record Production. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Boy & Bear – Moonfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Boy & Bear – Moonfire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[1] Jon O'Brien. "Moonfire - Boy & Bear". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[2] Robert Cooke (12 January 2012). "Boy & Bear - Moonfire". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[3] Andy Baber (13 February 2012). "Boy & Bear - Moonfire". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[4] Simon Jay Catling (13 January 2012). "Boy & Bear - 'Moonfire'". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[5] David Renshaw (13 January 2012). "Boy & Bear - Moonfire". The Fly. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[6] Andy Gill (13 January 2012). "Album: Boy Bear, Moonfire (V2)". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

[7] Guy Morrow (June 2012). "Creative Conflict in a Nashville Studio: A Case of Boy & Bear". Journal on the Art of Record Production. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[ac_Australia_Boy_&_Bear-8] "Australiancharts.com – Boy & Bear – Moonfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[ac_Netherlands_Boy_&_Bear-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Boy & Bear – Moonfire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[10] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[11] "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[12] "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[13] "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[ARIAEndofDecade-14] "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[AustraliaBoy_&_BearMoonfirealbumCertRef-15] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

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v t e Boy & Bear
Dave Hosking Killian Gavin Tim Hart Jon Hart Dave Symes
Studio albums	Moonfire Harlequin Dream Limit of Love Suck on Light Boy & Bear
Singles	"Fall at Your Feet" "Feeding Line" "Southern Sun" "Wicked Game"

v t e ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist
Album	...Ish by 1927 (1989) Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989) Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991) Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992) Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993) Get on Board by The Badloves (1994) Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995) Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996) Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997) Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) The Living End by The Living End (1999) Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000) Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001) Polyserena by George (2002) Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003) Get Born by Jet (2004) The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005) Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006) Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007) Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009) Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)
Single	"That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989) "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990) "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991) "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992) "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993) "Lost" by The Badloves (1994) "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995) "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996) "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999) "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999) "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001) "Get Free" by The Vines (2002) "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004) "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005) "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006) "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007) "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009) "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)
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