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Draw Down the Moon

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Draw Down the Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length39:48
LabelHopeless
Producer
Foxing chronology
Nearer My God
(2018)
Draw Down the Moon
(2021)
Foxing
(2024)
Singles from Draw Down the Moon
  1. "Speak With the Dead"
    Released: March 18, 2021[2]
  2. "Go Down Together"
    Released: April 15, 2021[3]
  3. "Where the Lightning Strikes Twice"
    Released: May 28, 2021[4]
  4. "If I Believed in Love"
    Released: June 24, 2021[5]
  5. "Draw Down the Moon"
    Released: July 15, 2021[6]

Draw Down the Moon is the fourth studio album by American rock band, Foxing. The album was released on August 6, 2021 through Hopeless Records.

Recording and production

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The disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused multiple difficulties for Foxing. They had planned to "road test" a handful of songs on Draw Down the Moon during a May 2020 tour with Bent Knee before the virus brought touring to a halt, and to make up for the lost income usually provided by touring, Murphy and guitarist Eric Hudson both began offering music lessons over Skype.[7] Guitarist Ricky Sampson, meanwhile, left the band in October 2020, citing a desire for stability that the music industry could not provide.[8]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[9]
Metacritic80/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute73%[11]
DIY[12]
Exclaim!9/10[13]
Kerrang!4/5[14]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[15]
Paste8.5/10[16]
Pitchfork6.0/10[17]
Spectrum Culture[18]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5[19]
Under the Radar[20]

Draw Down the Moon was met with mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Draw Down the Moon has an average score of 80 based on nine reviews.[10] The review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[9]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Foxing

No.TitleLength
1."737"3:55
2."Go Down Together"3:15
3."Beacons"3:47
4."Draw Down the Moon"4:21
5."Where the Lightning Strikes Twice"3:43
6."Bialystok"3:52
7."At Least We Found the Floor"3:01
8."Cold Blooded"3:30
9."If I Believed in Love"3:25
10."Speak with the Dead" (featuring Why?)6:59
Total length:39:48

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Scott (May 27, 2021). "Foxing Announce New Album Draw Down The Moon, Share Latest Single". Paste. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (March 6, 2021). "Foxing and WHY? Release New Song 'Speak With The Dead'". Our Culture. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Sacher, Andrew (April 15, 2021). "Foxing release new song "Go Down Together"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Jones, Damian (May 28, 2021). "Foxing announce new album and share stomping single 'Where The Lightning Strikes Twice'". NME. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Willingham, Jones (June 24, 2021). "Foxing releases blistering new single "If I Believed in Love"". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Foxing - Draw Down The Moon [Official Video]". YouTube. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Sacher, Andrew (March 16, 2020). "Foxing working on LP4; members offering lessons & acoustic shows over Skype". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Sacher, Andrew (October 1, 2020). "Ricky Sampson leaves Foxing". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Draw Down The Moon by Foxing reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Draw Down the Moon". Metacritic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Kohner, Kyle (August 9, 2021). "Album Review: Foxing – Draw Down The Moon". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Tipple, Ben (August 5, 2021). "Foxing – Draw Down The Moon Album Review". DIY. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Feibel, Adam (August 5, 2021). "Foxing Voyage to a Galaxy of Their Own on 'Draw Down the Moon'". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  14. ^ Sutherland, Mark (August 5, 2021). "Album review: Foxing – Draw Down The Moon". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  15. ^ Rogerson, Ellie (August 6, 2021). "Draw Down The Moon is Foxing sounding fresh while rooting in their early emotional highs". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Gordon, Ethan (August 6, 2021). "Foxing Reach for the Stratosphere with Draw Down the Moon". Paste. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  17. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (August 18, 2021). "Foxing: Draw Down the Moon Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  18. ^ Dempsey, Colin (August 11, 2021). "Foxing: Draw Down the Moon". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  19. ^ Sowing (August 6, 2021). "Review: Foxing – Draw Down the Moon". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  20. ^ O'Malley, Gareth (August 13, 2021). "Foxing: Draw Down the Moon (Grand Paradise/Hopeless) – review". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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