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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.

Moonfire
Studio album by
Boy & Bear
Released5 August 2011 (Australia)
9 August 2011 (US)
16 January 2012 (UK)
RecordedNashville, Tennessee
GenreIndie rock, indie folk
Length42:36
LabelUniversal (Island Records Australia, Universal Motown Republic)
ProducerJoe 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
Allmusic[1]
Drowned in Sound(5/10)[2]
musicOMH[3]
NME(4/10)[4]
The Fly[5]
The Independent[6]

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


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  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.
  8. "Australiancharts.com – Boy & Bear – Moonfire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  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.
  14. "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.


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