Half Moon Run have revealed plans for their next studio album. The record is called A Blemish in the Great Light, and it's due out November 1 via Crystal Math in Canada and Glassnote elsewhere. To go along with the record, the Montreal-based band have also mapped out an extensive tour.
The album artwork is pictured above, and the full tracklisting can be found below. You can also stream the lead single "Flesh and Blood."
"I think this album still has the sound people expect from us, balanced with more experimentation," multi-instrumentalist Dylan Phillips said in a statement. "We've been diving deep into some styles that we haven't necessarily explored before. Things get a little heavier, a little harder."
Half Moon Run will take the new material on the road this fall and into the new year. They've just announced a new run of North American shows with support from Taylor Janzen, and the trek hits up various Canadian cities.
See those dates, as well as the rest of the band's itinerary, below.
A Blemish in the Great Light:
1. Then Again
2. Favourite Boy
3. Flesh and Blood
4. Natural Disaster
5. Black Diamond
6. Yani's Song
7. Razorblade
8. Undercurrents
9. Jello on my Mind
10. New Truth
Tour dates:
09/27 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
09/28 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom *
09/29 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
10/02 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
10/04 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
10/05 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room *
10/07 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House *
10/09 Nashville, TN - Exit In *
10/10 Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar *
10/11 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall *
10/14 Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at the Fillmore *
10/16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
10/18 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
10/19 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
11/06 Bristol, UK - SWX ^
11/07 London, UK - Electric Brixton ^
11/08 Glasgow, UK - The Garage ^
11/09 Manchester, UK -O2 Ritz ^
11/13 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso ^
11/14 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso ^
11/16 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall ^
11/17 Hamburg, Germany -Markthalle ^
11/19 Berlin, Germany -Festsaal Kreuzberg ^
11/21 Munich, Germany - Technikum ^
11/22 Vienna, Austria - Arena ^
11/23 Zurich, Switzerland - X-Tra ^
01/10 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
01/11 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
01/14 Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre #
01/15 Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre #
01/17 Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall #
01/18 Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre #
01/19 Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre #
01/21 Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre #
01/23 St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall #
01/24 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #
01/25 Detroit, MI - El Club #
01/28 London, ON - London Music Hall #
01/30 Toronto, ON - Rebel Night Club #
01/31 Ottawa, ON - The Arena at TD Place #
02/20 Stockholm, Sweden - Nalen %
02/21 Oslo, Norway - Rockfeller %
02/22 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega %
02/24 Warsaw, Poland - Niebo %
02/25 Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat %
02/26 Leipzig, Germany - Täubchenthal %
02/28 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café %
02/29 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp %
03/01 Milan, Italy - Magnolia %
03/02 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv %
03/05 Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne %
03/06 Barcelona, Spain - La Nau %
03/07 Madrid, Spain - Caracol %
03/10 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix %
03/12 London, UK - Roundhouse %
* with Tim Baker
^ with Leif Vollebekk
# with Taylor Janzen
% with Shey Baba
The album artwork is pictured above, and the full tracklisting can be found below. You can also stream the lead single "Flesh and Blood."
"I think this album still has the sound people expect from us, balanced with more experimentation," multi-instrumentalist Dylan Phillips said in a statement. "We've been diving deep into some styles that we haven't necessarily explored before. Things get a little heavier, a little harder."
Half Moon Run will take the new material on the road this fall and into the new year. They've just announced a new run of North American shows with support from Taylor Janzen, and the trek hits up various Canadian cities.
See those dates, as well as the rest of the band's itinerary, below.
A Blemish in the Great Light:
1. Then Again
2. Favourite Boy
3. Flesh and Blood
4. Natural Disaster
5. Black Diamond
6. Yani's Song
7. Razorblade
8. Undercurrents
9. Jello on my Mind
10. New Truth
Tour dates:
09/27 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
09/28 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom *
09/29 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
10/02 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
10/04 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
10/05 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room *
10/07 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House *
10/09 Nashville, TN - Exit In *
10/10 Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar *
10/11 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall *
10/14 Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry at the Fillmore *
10/16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
10/18 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
10/19 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
11/06 Bristol, UK - SWX ^
11/07 London, UK - Electric Brixton ^
11/08 Glasgow, UK - The Garage ^
11/09 Manchester, UK -O2 Ritz ^
11/13 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso ^
11/14 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso ^
11/16 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall ^
11/17 Hamburg, Germany -Markthalle ^
11/19 Berlin, Germany -Festsaal Kreuzberg ^
11/21 Munich, Germany - Technikum ^
11/22 Vienna, Austria - Arena ^
11/23 Zurich, Switzerland - X-Tra ^
01/10 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
01/11 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
01/14 Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre #
01/15 Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre #
01/17 Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall #
01/18 Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre #
01/19 Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Centre #
01/21 Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre #
01/23 St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall #
01/24 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #
01/25 Detroit, MI - El Club #
01/28 London, ON - London Music Hall #
01/30 Toronto, ON - Rebel Night Club #
01/31 Ottawa, ON - The Arena at TD Place #
02/20 Stockholm, Sweden - Nalen %
02/21 Oslo, Norway - Rockfeller %
02/22 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega %
02/24 Warsaw, Poland - Niebo %
02/25 Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat %
02/26 Leipzig, Germany - Täubchenthal %
02/28 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café %
02/29 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp %
03/01 Milan, Italy - Magnolia %
03/02 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv %
03/05 Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne %
03/06 Barcelona, Spain - La Nau %
03/07 Madrid, Spain - Caracol %
03/10 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix %
03/12 London, UK - Roundhouse %
* with Tim Baker
^ with Leif Vollebekk
# with Taylor Janzen
% with Shey Baba