Draw Down the Moon
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Released | August 6, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
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Length | 39:48 | |||
Label | Hopeless | |||
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Draw Down the Moon is the fourth studio album by American rock band, Foxing. The album was released on August 6, 2021 through Hopeless Records.
Background[]
The American indie rock band Foxing released their third studio album, Nearer My God, on August 10, 2018, through Triple Crown Records. The album release was accompanied by two tours: one coheadlining with Pianos Become the Teeth in the UK and Ireland from August 9 to August 16, and another in North America from August 26 to September 30.[7] After another coheadlining tour, this time with Now, Now in April and May 2019,[8] Foxing closed out the year on tour with Oso Oso in support of Manchester Orchestra on the latter's 10-year anniversary tour for Mean Everything to Nothing (2009).[9]
Coming three years after Dealer, both the diverse instrumentation and the emotionally-charged lyrics of Nearer My God were seen by music critics as more experimental than Foxing's first two albums.[10] Frontman Conor Murphy admitted later that the band had purposely pushed themselves to "bite off more than [they] can chew" while writing Nearer My God, and wrote music that was intentionally technically challenging for each instrumentalist.[11]
Recording and production[]
The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused multiple difficulties for Foxing. They had planned to "road test" a handful of songs on Draw Down the Moon during a May 2020 tour with Bent Knee before the virus brought touring to a halt, and to make up for the lost income usually provided by touring, Murphy and guitarist Eric Hudson both began offering music lessons over Skype.[12] Guitarist Ricky Sampson, meanwhile, left the band in October 2020, citing a desire for stability that the music industry could not provide.[13]
Reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[14] |
Metacritic | 80/100[15] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Beats Per Minute | 73%[16] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 9/10[18] |
Kerrang! | 4/5[19] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[20] |
Paste | 8.5/10[21] |
Pitchfork | 6.0/10[22] |
Spectrum Culture | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sputnikmusic | 4.2/5[24] |
Under the Radar | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Draw Down the Moon was met with mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Draw Down the Moon has an average score of 80 based on nine reviews.[15] The review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[14]
Track listing[]
All music is composed by Foxing.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "737" | 3:55 |
2. | "Go Down Together" | 3:15 |
3. | "Beacons" | 3:47 |
4. | "Draw Down the Moon" | 4:21 |
5. | "Where the Lightning Strikes Twice" | 3:43 |
6. | "Bialystok" | 3:52 |
7. | "At Least We Found the Floor" | 3:01 |
8. | "Cold Blooded" | 3:30 |
9. | "If I Believed in Love" | 3:25 |
10. | "Speak with the Dead" (featuring Why?) | 6:59 |
Total length: | 39:48 |
References[]
- ^ Russell, Scott (May 27, 2021). "Foxing Announce New Album Draw Down The Moon, Share Latest Single". Paste. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (March 6, 2021). "Foxing and WHY? Release New Song 'Speak With The Dead'". Our Culture. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (April 15, 2021). "Foxing release new song "Go Down Together"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Damian (May 28, 2021). "Foxing announce new album and share stomping single 'Where The Lightning Strikes Twice'". NME. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Willingham, Jones (June 24, 2021). "Foxing releases blistering new single "If I Believed in Love"". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Foxing - Draw Down The Moon [Official Video]". YouTube. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (June 18, 2018). "Foxing announce new album 'Nearer My God' & tour, share 'Slapstick'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (January 23, 2019). "Foxing Announce Tour With Now, Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (September 18, 2019). "Foxing & Oso Oso opening Manchester Orchestra's 'Mean Everything to Nothing' tour". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Santora, Sara (September 18, 2018). "Interview: Foxing's 'Nearer My God' is a Siren Sound for Those Wanting to Belong". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (August 9, 2018). "Q&A w/ Foxing on the masterful art rock of new album 'Nearer My God'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (March 16, 2020). "Foxing working on LP4; members offering lessons & acoustic shows over Skype". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (October 1, 2020). "Ricky Sampson leaves Foxing". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Draw Down The Moon by Foxing reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Draw Down the Moon". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Kohner, Kyle (August 9, 2021). "Album Review: Foxing – Draw Down The Moon". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Tipple, Ben (August 5, 2021). "Foxing – Draw Down The Moon Album Review". DIY. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Feibel, Adam (August 5, 2021). "Foxing Voyage to a Galaxy of Their Own on 'Draw Down the Moon'". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Sutherland, Mark (August 5, 2021). "Album review: Foxing – Draw Down The Moon". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Rogerson, Ellie (August 6, 2021). "Draw Down The Moon is Foxing sounding fresh while rooting in their early emotional highs". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Ethan (August 6, 2021). "Foxing Reach for the Stratosphere with Draw Down the Moon". Paste. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad (August 18, 2021). "Foxing: Draw Down the Moon Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Dempsey, Colin (August 11, 2021). "Foxing: Draw Down the Moon". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Sowing (August 6, 2021). "Review: Foxing – Draw Down the Moon". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ O'Malley, Gareth (August 13, 2021). "Foxing: Draw Down the Moon (Grand Paradise/Hopeless) – review". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
External links[]
- Foxing (band) albums
- Hopeless Records albums
- 2021 albums
- Albums produced by John Congleton