Drawing Down the Moon (Azure Ray album)

Drawing Down the Moon
Studio album by Azure Ray
Released	September 14, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Dream pop
Length	43:09
Label	Saddle Creek
Producer	Eric Bachmann
Azure Ray chronology
Hold on Love (2003) Drawing Down the Moon (2010) As Above So Below (2012)

Drawing Down the Moon is an album released by the band Azure Ray. It was released September 14, 2010 on Saddle Creek Records, seven years since their previous album Hold On Love .

Background

On August 4, 2010, Stereogum announced Azure Ray had reunited and premiered the first song from Drawing Down the Moon, "Don't Leave My Mind.". ^[1] They later premiered the video, directed by Ryan Berg, for "Don't Leave My Mind" on September 30, 2010, ^[2] Pitchfork called said the new album, "sounds warmly familiar, a reminder of why we missed them in the first place." ^[3] BBC called it "a warming blanket of an album, here for you to wrap up in." ^[4] On January 25, 2011, Azure Ray released a new single from the recording sessions titled, "Silverlake", featuring Sparklehorse.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Drowned in Sound	6/10 [7]
Filter	83% [8]
Pitchfork	6.5/10 [9]
PopMatters	[10]

Drawing Down the Moon received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 66/100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

1. "Wake Up, Sleepyhead" - 1:44
2. "Don't Leave My Mind" - 3:43
3. "In the Fog" - 3:23
4. "Larraine" - 4:28
5. "On and On Again" - 4:22
6. "Make Your Heart" - 3:33
7. "Silver Sorrow" - 4:16
8. "Signs In the Leaves" - 3:00
9. "Love and Permanence" - 3:53
10. "Shouldn't Have Loved" - 4:10
11. "Dancing Ghosts" - 3:52
12. "Walking In Circles" - 2:46

Personnel

• Orenda Fink
• Maria Taylor

References

1. "Azure Ray – "Don't Leave My Mind" (". August 4, 2010.
2. "Azure Ray – "Don't Leave My Mind" Video (". September 30, 2010.
3. "Azure Ray: Drawing Down the Moon". Pitchfork .
4. "BBC - Music - Review of Azure Ray - Drawing Down the Moon".
5. "Drawing Down the Moon by Azure Ray Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
6. "Drawing Down the Moon - Azure Ray". AllMusic . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
7. "Album Review: Azure Ray - Drawing Down the Moon". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
8. "FILTER Magazine - Reviews - Azure Ray". Filter . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
9. "Azure Ray: Drawing Down the Moon Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
10. "Azure Ray: Drawing Down the Moon". PopMatters. November 8, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

External links

• Saddle Creek Records