Moonfire (album)

Moonfire
Moonfire
Studio album by Boy & Bear
Released	5 August 2011
Recorded	Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Indie rock, indie folk
Length	42:36
Label	Island Records Australia, Universal Motown Republic
Producer	Joe Chiccarelli, Boy & Bear
Boy & Bear chronology
Singles from Moonfire
	"Feeding Line"; Released: 9 May 2011; "Milk & Sticks"; Released: 11 July 2011; "Part Time Believer"; Released: 19 October 2011; "Big Man"; Released: 11 May 2012;

Released5 August 2011

RecordedNashville, Tennessee

GenreIndie rock, indie folk

Length42:36

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Drowned in Sound	(5/10)^[5]
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NME	(4/10)^[7]
The Fly	^[8]
The Independent	^[9]

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,^[10] the record garnered comparisons to other indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons.

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Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	91

Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[13]	23
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[14]	5

Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[15]	45
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[16]	17

Chart (2010–2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	99
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)^[17]	20

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Moonfire (album)

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Singles	"Fall at Your Feet" "Feeding Line" "Southern Sun" "Wicked Game"
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