Half Moon Run

Half Moon Run was formed in 2009 Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood. Conner Molander and Dylan Phillips, who had both moved to Montreal from Vancouver, connected with Devon Portieje who had moved there from Ottawa.[2]

Their debut album, Dark Eyes, was released on 27 March 2012, with "Full Circle" being released on 19 March 2012 as the lead single. The entire album was co-produced with Daniel Lagacé and Nygel Asselin.[3][4] They have toured Europe, Australia and North America.[5] Critical acclaim has included praise for their three-part harmonies.[6]

Shortly after the release of Dark Eyes, Isaac Symonds, originally from Comox, British Columbia, joined the lineup.[2]

Throughout 2012 and 2013, the band played at South by Southwest, Osheaga, Canadian Music Week, Glastonbury, WayHome Music & Arts Festival, and opened for artists such as Of Monsters and Men, Metric, Patrick Watson, City and Colour and Mumford & Sons.[7]

In August 2013, Ubisoft launched a new Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailer featuring their song "Full Circle".

Half Moon Run in 2013

In July 2014, they announced that work on their second album had begun.[8] They announced that it would be released in fall 2015.[9] That same year, they were the recipients of the International Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal.[10]

On 24 July 2015 the band announced a UK and European tour, which sees them playing shows in London, Paris, Dublin, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Nottingham, Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam and Berlin.[11]

On 7 August 2015 the band announced, via their Twitter page, the release of their second studio album, Sun Leads Me On, on 23 October 2015. They simultaneously released a teaser track, "Trust", which was available as a free download with pre-orders of their album. Pre-orders via their website offers the album signed by all band members. A deluxe version is also set to be released, with details of its track listing to be revealed closer to release.

On 1 November 2019, Half Moon Run released their third full-length album A Blemish in the Great Light. The album won the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[12]

On 25 May 2020, the band announced that Isaac Symonds would be leaving the group.[13]

Throughout May and June 2020 while the band members had been self-isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they recorded and released videos of themselves performing "isolation versions" of their songs with Symonds included. They also released seven singles, six of which were later released together as an EP entitled Seasons of Change on 17 July.[14][15][16] They followed up in September with The Covideo Sessions, an EP of live versions of previously recorded songs.

On 21 August 2020, Dylan Phillips released his debut solo EP entitled Undercurrents.[17]

• Devon Portielje – lead vocals, guitar, piano, percussion (2009–present)
• Conner Molander – backing vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, pedal steel, bass, harmonica (2009–present)
• Dylan Phillips – backing vocals, drums, piano, keyboard (2009–present)

• Isaac Symonds – backing vocals, drums, mandolin, synthesizer, bass (2012–2020)