Honeymoon (Beach Bunny album)

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Honeymoon
Beach Bunny - Honeymoon.png
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Recorded2019 [1]
Studio Electrical Audio (Chicago)
Genre
Length25:00
Label Mom + Pop
Producer Joe Reinhart
Beach Bunny chronology
Prom Queen
(2018)
Honeymoon
(2020)
Blame Game
(2021)
Singles from Honeymoon
  1. "Dream Boy"
    Released: October 31, 2019 [9]
  2. "Ms. California"
    Released: December 6, 2019
  3. "Cloud 9"
    Released: January 10, 2020
  4. "Promises"
    Released: February 7, 2020

Honeymoon is the debut studio album by American rock band Beach Bunny, released on February 14, 2020, on Mom + Pop Music.

Contents

Critical reception

Honeymoon
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.4/10 [10]
Metacritic 78/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Consequence of Sound B+ [12]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Paste 8.7/10 [2]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Honeymoon received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from nine critic scores. [11]

Accolades

Accolades for Honeymoon
PublicationAccoladeRank
Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year [13]
Consequence of Sound Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2020 [14]
50
Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year [15]
21
The New York Times The New York Times' Best Albums of 2020 [16]
13
Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2020 [17]
21

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lili Trifilio; all music is composed by Beach Bunny

Honeymoon track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Promises"3:51
2."Cuffing Season"2:58
3."April"3:18
4."Rearview"2:48
5."Ms. California"2:52
6."Colorblind"2:25
7."Racetrack"2:00
8."Dream Boy"2:21
9."Cloud 9"2:27
Total length:25:00
Japan bonus track [18]
No.TitleLength
10."Dream Boy (demo)"2:31
Total length:27:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [19]

Beach Bunny

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Honeymoon
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [20] 25
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [21] 21
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [22] 27
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] 38

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