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]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[1] |
| A Blemish in the Great Light | ||||
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| Released | November 1, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Planet Studios (Montreal) The Bathouse Studio (Bath) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie folk, indie pop | |||
| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Crystal Math, Glassnote | |||
| Producer | Joe Chiccarelli | |||
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Track listing
All tracks written by Half Moon Run
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Alisha Mughal, "Half Moon Run, A Blemish in the Great Light". Exclaim!, October 31, 2019.
- Stephen Cooke, "Virtual 2020 Juno Awards includes breakthrough win for Neon Dreams". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, June 29, 2020.
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