Draw Down the Moon

Draw Down the Moon
Studio album by
Foxing
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

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

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

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

  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.