Moonfire (album) explained

Moonfire
Type:	studio
Artist:	Boy & Bear
Cover:	Boy & Bear - Moonfire.jpg
Released:	5 August 2011 (Australia) 9 August 2011 (US) 16 January 2012 (UK)
Recorded:	Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:	Indie rock, indie folk
Label:	Universal (Island Records Australia, Universal Motown Republic)
Producer:	Joe Chiccarelli, Boy & Bear
Prev Title:	With Emperor Antarctica
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Harlequin Dream
Next Year:	2013

Moonfire is the debut studio album by the Australian indie rock band Boy & Bear. It was released on 5 August 2011 in the band's home country, with later release dates elsewhere. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, with producer Joe Chiccarelli,^[1] the record garnered comparisons to other indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons.

Track listing

1. "Lordy May" – 3:33
2. "Feeding Line" – 4:28
3. "Milk & Sticks" – 4:42
4. "Part Time Believer" – 4:12
5. "My Only One" – 5:48
6. "Percy Warner Park" – 1:03
7. "Golden Jubilee" – 3:17
8. "House & Farm" – 3:12
9. "The Village" – 1:35
10. "Beach" – 6:11
11. "Big Man" – 4:24

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[2]	23
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[3]	5

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	45
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[5]	17

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010-2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	99
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)	20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Creative Conflict in a Nashville Studio: A Case of Boy & Bear. Journal on the Art of Record Production. June 2012. Guy Morrow. 18 January 2013.
2. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 October 2014.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2011. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 October 2014.
4. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 October 2014.
5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2012. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 October 2014.
6. Web site: 2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart. January 2020. 17 January 2020.