Moon (Snowbird album)

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Moon
Snowbird Moon2014.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)
Genre Alternative, dream pop
Length1:38:15
Label Bella Union
Producer Simon Raymonde, Iggy B
Singles from Moon
  1. "Porcelain"
    Released: November 11, 2013 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash Magazine 8/10 [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
No Ripcord7/10 [6]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [7]

Moon is the debut studio album by American/British duo Snowbird. It was released in January 2014 by Bella Union. The album also contains a bonus second disc, titled Luna, consisting of remixes by RxGibbs.

Contents

Track listing

Disc One (Moon)
No.TitleLength
1."I Heard the Owl Call My Name"4:13
2."All Wishes Are Ghosts"5:12
3."Charming Birds from Trees"4:10
4."Where Foxes Hide"4:09
5."Amelia"3:09
6."Bears on My Trail"4:11
7."Porcelain"4:04
8."Come to the Woods"3:41
9."We Carry White Mice"3:24
10."In Lovely"4:00
11."Heart of the Woods"4:24
Disc Two (Luna)
No.TitleLength
1."I Heard the Owl Call My Name" (RxGibbs Remix)5:22
2."All Wishes Are Ghosts" (RxGibbs Remix)5:13
3."Charming Birds from Trees" (RxGibbs Remix)5:18
4."Where Foxes Hide" (RxGibbs Remix)3:46
5."Amelia" (RxGibbs Remix)6:10
6."Bears on My Trail" (RxGibbs Remix)4:39
7."Porcelain" (RxGibbs Remix)5:30
8."Come to the Woods" (RxGibbs Remix)3:32
9."We Carry White Mice" (RxGibbs Remix)4:51
10."In Lovely" (RxGibbs Remix)3:28
11."Heart of the Woods" (RxGibbs Remix)5:49

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Moon liner notes.

Snowbird
Additional musicians

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