A Blemish in the Great Light

A Blemish in the Great Light is the third studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Half Moon Run, released in 2019.[1] The album won the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic69/100
Review scores
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AllMusic
Exclaim!7/10[1]
A Blemish in the Great Light
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 2019
StudioPlanet Studios (Montreal)
The Bathouse Studio (Bath)
GenreIndie rock, indie folk, indie pop
Length40:25
LabelCrystal Math, Glassnote
ProducerJoe Chiccarelli
Half Moon Run chronology
Sun Leads Me On
(2015)
A Blemish in the Great Light
(2019)
Singles from Half Moon Run
  1. "Then Again"
    Released: 2019
  2. "Flesh and Blood"
    Released: 2019
  3. "Favourite Boy"
    Released: 2020

Track listing

All tracks written by Half Moon Run

Original Canadian release
No.TitleLength
1."Then Again"3:19
2."Favourite Boy"4:02
3."Flesh and Blood"4:57
4."Natural Disaster"3:43
5."Black Diamond"2:59
6."Yani's Song"2:41
7."Razorblade"7:26
8."Undercurrents"2:18
9."Jello on My Mind"3:52
10."New Truth"5:08
Total length:40:25

Personnel

Half Moon Run

  • Devon Portielje
  • Dylan Phillips
  • Isaac Symonds
  • Conner Molander

Additional musicians

  • Quatuor Esca – string quartet
  • Colin Stetson – saxophone
  • Pietro Amato – French horn
  • Christopher Seligman – French horn
  • Chœur des enfants de Montréal - choir
  • Rowan Grace Mizerski – additional vocals

Production

  • Joe Chiccareli – producer, engineer
  • Nyles Spencer – engineer on "Undercurrents" and "Jello nn My Mind"
  • Dylan Phillips – producer on "Undercurrents", string/choir/horn arrangements
  • Devon Portielje – bass saxophone arrangement on "Then Again"
  • Chris Shaw – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering
  • Samuel Woywitka – engineer
  • Jacob Lacroix-Cardinal – engineer
  • Lars Fox – digital editting
  • Léa Moisan-Perrier – choir director
  • Yani Clarke – photography
  • Isaac Symonds – back cover photo
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References

  1. Alisha Mughal, "Half Moon Run, A Blemish in the Great Light". Exclaim!, October 31, 2019.
  2. Stephen Cooke, "Virtual 2020 Juno Awards includes breakthrough win for Neon Dreams". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, June 29, 2020.
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