"unlike many other bands who faltered before making it to the international scene, Half Moon Run proved that it would stop at nothing to make it." "In order to break their routine – and to surf a little during their downtime – the band members went to California to work with British producer Jim Abbiss on their follow-up album." "Half Moon Run will always be able to count on Montréal: all four of the concerts slated at Métropolis in 2016 were sold-out in a few hours."

"Les quatre membres (Devon Portielje (voix, guitare), Conner Molander (voix, guitare), Dylan Phillips (batterie) et Isaac Symonds (basse, percussions)) ont fait résonner leur très fragiles et riches voix au son d’arrangements tout en nuances et en finesse. Une symbiose irrésistible !"

"What distinguishes Half Moon Run : these harmonies are so complex, these stamps heavenly so naturally embedded in the ensemble sound. The crowd, very young and chic, taste every moment : the feeling of living something rare and beautiful is felt everywhere in the Maison symphonique. A great vibration that is also a great thrill." "The modulations raise, soothe, raise. One is transported. We see landscapes, the images follow each other in the head, everyone has his / her own. Each song is a short film, and anything can happen, and everything happens."

"This triumph has a history that it is fun to tell" "Finally, in the light of the circumstances under which its development, the concert was a sort of miracle. A miracle beating the precepts of the pop concerts of the OSM, but a miracle precisely because he was in breach of the precepts of the pop concerts of the OSM."

"Often the arranger and conductor of OSM Pop is Simon Leclerc. Supervisory duties in the Half Moon Run shows (both of which, on Sept. 26 and 27, are sold out) are divided between arranger Blair Thomson and OSM assistant conductor Adam Johnson." "Rather unusually, the members of this highly regarded indie band will be playing their instruments as well as singing in seven of 15 numbers, a situation that complicates the act of symphonic integration."

No question, Half Moon Run are one of Canada’s hottest exports at the moment.

Half Moon Run are known for their complex instrumentation, with each of the four band members playing more than the one instrument and can be found often grooving on multiple instruments at the same time.

The harmonies of Half Moon Run have this enrapturing thing. Harmonies from all the members are taking themselves through all kinds of sounds and melodies, so much so that it brings an almost choral feel to their sound. The Canadian band are coming here for a run of dates that include the Woodford Folk Festival and some dates down the east coast of Australia. Connor from the band chatted to us while on the move over in Canada.

"Half Moon Run at the Orpheum Theatre Friday night. The show follows a year after the band’s last appearance in Vancouver."

"After two-and-a-half years of touring Dark Eyes non-stop internationally — many of those dates on the heels of vocal supporters Mumford & Sons and Of Monsters and Men — Half Moon Run finally regrouped and recalibrated long enough to record a superior, nuanced second album in sessions strewn between Montreal and San Diego with producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Ladytron, Kasabian and, yes, Adele). It was released this fall as Sun Leads Me On. A sold-out cross-Canada tour has ensued."

Half Moon Run has come into its own, and is now counted among the best musical exports Canada has produced in recent years. And while the band has just two full-length albums to its credit, nothing about its success screams too much, too soon.

Currently touring Western Canada before heading down to Australia for a series of gigs, Half Moon Run is still riding high from their well-received second full-length album, Sun Leads Me On, released in 2015.

This quartet manages to sound like at least twice its membership on haunting, expansive, elegantly arranged music that breaks the rules as it sets new agendas and explores new frontiers. As with several of their peers – Arcade Fire, The Dears, Godspeed You! Black Emperor – there seems a similar approach: no doubt from Montreal’s combination of physical isolation and cultural wealth (plus low rent). The result – more often than not from among the stuff that makes its way West – is magic. Leonard Cohen lived there. Case closed.