Moonfire (album)

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Moonfire
Boy & Bear - Moonfire.jpg
Studio album by
Released5 August 2011 (Australia)
9 August 2011 (US)
16 January 2012 (UK)
Recorded Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Indie rock, indie folk
Length42:36
Label Universal (Island Records Australia, Universal Motown Republic)
Producer Joe Chiccarelli, Boy & Bear
Boy & Bear chronology
With Emperor Antarctica
(2010)
Moonfire
(2011)
Harlequin Dream
(2013)
Singles from Moonfire
  1. "Feeding Line"
    Released: 9 May 2011
  2. "Milk & Sticks"
    Released: 11 July 2011
  3. "Part Time Believer"
    Released: 25 October 2011
  4. "Big Man"
    Released: 11 May 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound (5/10) [2]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME (4/10) [4]
The Fly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

Track listing

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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [15] 2× Platinum140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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