''Half Drunk Under a Full Moon'' is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band

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. The album was released on 2 April 2021, having been delayed by a year due to the

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Background

In contrast to the more rock-oriented music of previous albums, ''Half Drunk Under a Full Moon'' features a

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sound with considerable use of brass and strings. Guitarist and vocalist Jon Fratelli had previously sought this approach on their debut album's most successful single, "

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": "I wasn't mad keen on going down the road of the chant vocals. I really wanted to have a

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big band playing. But Tony Hoffer, our producer, had us doing multiple vocal takes from all around the studio." In addition to the album's delay, the COVID-19 pandemic caused multiple cancellations of the supporting tour. This prompted the band to organise a series of small-scale shows at independent record stores, with all proceeds going to the stores themselves and to the band's crew. On 2 April 2021, the band released a non-album cover of

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's 1977 single "

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" and donated all proceeds to the Tartan Army Children's Charity,

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and the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund. This was one of two covers released in conjunction with the album, the other being a studio recording of Dion's 1961 single " Runaround Sue" with which the band had been closing concerts for several years.

Track listing

Personnel

The Fratellis *

Jon Fratelli John Paul Lawler (born 4 March 1979), known professionally as Jon Fratelli, is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter, who is the lead singer of the band The Fratellis. Their debut album, '' Costello Music'' (2006) was a success, peaking at ...

– vocals, guitars, keyboards * Barry Fratelli – bass * Mince Fratelli – drums Additional musicians *

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– orchestral score * Mark Lesseraux - backing vocals * Roger J. Manning Jnr - backing vocals Production *

Tony Hoffer Tony Hoffer is an American record producer, songwriter, and music mixer. Career Hoffer is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including Travis, The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air. His reco ...

– production, mixing, programming * Cameron Lister – engineering * Dave Cooley – mastering Additional Personnel * Manager: Anthony McGill @ Numb Music Design * David Eustace – photography

Charts

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control 2021 albums The Fratellis albums Albums produced by Tony Hoffer