Shadow of the Sun

This article is about an album. For the book by Richard Kapuściński, see The Shadow of the Sun. For other uses, see Shadow of the Sun (disambiguation).

Shadow of the Sun
Studio album by Moon Duo
Released	27 February 2015
Recorded	2013–2015
Genre	Neo-psychedelia psychedelic rock acid rock garage rock noise rock proto-punk [1]
Length	42:41
Label	Sacred Bones
Producer	Erik "Ripley" Johnson Sanae Yamada

Shadow of the Sun is an album by psychedelic punk duo Moon Duo. The group is a side project of psychedelic-space-drone rock band Wooden Shjips.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DIY	[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [5]
Exclaim!	7/10 [6]
The Irish Times	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
Paste	7.5/10 [9]
Pitchfork Media	6.6/10 [10]
PopMatters	[11]
The Skinny	[12]

Track list (CD)

1. Wilding - 4:58
2. Night Beat - 6:01
3. Free The Skull - 4:01
4. Zero - 3:10
5. In A Cloud - 5:58
6. Thieves - 3:34
7. Slow Down Low - 5:33
8. Ice - 7:14
9. Animal - 2:10

Other versions

The Australian Deluxe edition Sacred Bones Records/Twelve Suns release (TSUN104CD) included a bonus disc Live in Ravenna, previously released on vinyl, with the additional track Set It On Fire, also previously released. Disc 1 is missing track 9, Animal.

References

1. Shadow of the Sun review, Pitchfork.com, by Maud Deitch; March 4, 2015
2. "Shadow of the Sun – Moon Duo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
3. Sendra, Tim. "Shadow of the Sun – Moon Duo". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
4. Stanley, Sean (March 1, 2015). "Moon Duo – Shadow of the Sun". DIY . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
5. T. Sharpe, Christopher (February 25, 2015). "Album Review: Moon Duo – Shadow of the Sun". Drowned in Sound . Silentway. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
6. Herd, Mackenzie (February 27, 2015). "Moon Duo Shadow of the Sun". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
7. Murphy, Lauren (February 26, 2015). "Moon Duo: Shadow of the Sun". The Irish Times . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
8. Marsh, Graeme (February 26, 2015). "Moon Duo – Shadow Of The Sun". musicOMH . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
9. Ham, Robert (March 3, 2015). "Moon Duo: Shadow of the Sun Review". Paste . Wolfgang's Vault . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
10. Deitch, Maud (March 4, 2015). "Moon Duo: Shadow of the Sun". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
11. King, Ian (March 3, 2015). "Moon Duo: Shadow of the Sun". Popmatters . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
12. Ingham, Thomas (25 February 2015). "Moon Duo – Shadow Of The Sun". The Skinny . Radge Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.