Half Moon Run Share First New Music Of 2023 “You Can Let Go”; Announce Upcoming Album & Live Dates

Montreal’s Half Moon Run are back, sharing their new single “You Can Let Go” with a promise of more to come. Newly signed to label BMG, the single heralds a new chapter for the band, who’ve announced a slew of new live dates and have a new album on the way. 

Speaking to the song’s inspiration, one of the group’s three singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, Devon Portielje says that, “In the back of my mind was a beautiful, truthful shouting.” The song’s verses recall the panic of the group’s earliest hits – steady, intense instrumentation coupled with introspective lyrics that paint a clear scene and mood –  until the fever breaks and the chorus transcends into the harmonies they’ve become known for. Portielje continues, “A tumultuous, transformative journey through the dark places of the mind towards, hopefully, the light.” The new track was produced by Conner Seidel at Treehouse Studio, with the lyric video directed by Alex Tomlinson.

Since Half Moon Run’s last album, 2019’s A Blemish in the Great Light, the band has put out three releases—two EPs and a collection of reworked “isolation versions” of older songs. Heading into this new chapter, the latest release and upcoming album sees the band returning to their original, founding lineup of three, with multi-instrumentalist Isaac Symond’s recent departure of the band for new adventures on the west coast. Half Moon Run is moving forward with Portielje and multi-instrumentalists Conner Molander and Dylan Phillips. 

The band have announced new shows for 2023, which include a North American Tour for later this year (on top of the already announced European dates) and some additional shows added in their home province of Quebec and Newfoundland. 

What can fans expect from this new chapter? “All I can say is that our last EP was looking inwards and moving onwards, and now we’re maybe, looking upwards,” hints Portielje. Stay tuned for more from Half Moon Run this year.

Live Dates: 

July 1, 2023 @ George Street Festival, Saint John’s, NL

July 6, 2023 @ Soif de Musique Festival, Cowansville, QC

July 7 2023 @ Festi-Voix Festival, Trois-Rivières, QC

September 12 2023 @CHALK, Brighton, UK

September 13, 2023 @O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK

September 14, 2023 @ SWX, Bristol, UK

September 16, 2023 @ Albert Hall, Manchester, UK

September 17, 2023 @ SWG3, Glasgow, UK

September 18, 2023 @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK

September 20, 2023 @ Het Depot, Leuven, BE

September 21, 2023 @ Live Music Hall, Cologne, DE

September 22, 2023 @Le Bataclan, Paris, FR

September 23, 2023 @ L’Astrolobe,  Rennes, FR

September 25, 2023 @ L’Epicerie Moderne, Lyon, FR

September 26, 2023 @ Kaufleuten, Zurich, CH

September 28, 2023 @Freiheitshalle, Munich, DE

September 29, 2023 @ Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, DE

September 30, 2023   @Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE

October 2, 2023 @ Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DN

October 3, 2023 @ Fabrik, Hamburg, DE

October 4, 2023 @ Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL

October 6, 2023 @ TivoliVrendenburg, Utrecht, NL

October7, 2023 @ Oosterport, Groningen, NL

October 8, 2023 @ Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, NL

October 24, 2023 @ El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA

October 25, 2023 @ August Hall, San Francisco, CA

October 27, 2023 @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR

October 28, 2023 @ The Crocodile, Seattle, OR

October 29, 2023 @ Spanish Ballroom Tacoma, WA

November 1, 2023 @ Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC

November2, 2023 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC

November 3, 2023 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC

November 5, 2023 @ MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB

November 7, 2023 @ Coors Event Centre, Saskatoon, SK

November 8, 2023 @ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB

November 10, 2023 @ Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN

November 11, 2023 @ Metro, Chicago, IL

November 12, 2023 @ Saint Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI

November 14, 2023 @ The Foundry, Philadelphia, PA

November 16, 2023 @ Union Stage, Washington, VA

November 17, 2023  @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

November 18, 2023 @ Royale, Boston, MA

November 21, 2023 @ London Music Hall, London, ON

November 23, 2023 @ History, Toronto, ON

November 24, 2023 @ Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston, ON

November 25, 2023 @ Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa, ON

November 26, 2023 @ Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa, ON

December 13, 2023 @ MTelus, Montreal, QC

December 14, 2023 @ MTelus, Montreal, QC

December 15, 2023 @ Salle Maurice-O’Bready, Sherbrooke, QC

December 17, 2023 @ Théâtre du Palais Municipal, Saguenay, QC

December 18, 2023 @ Grand Théâtre@ Quebec City, QC