Full Circle

We say

If SXSW 2013 belonged to one band, it was Canadian trio and long-time RotD favourites Half Moon Run. Nine shows in five days is a remarkable work rate even by Austin standards, and with growing audiences at each one the trajectory was very much 'up'. Hooked on its blend of Haight-Ashbury psychedelia and Fleet Foxes-esque harmony, we first featured Full Circle last May when the band performed at our Great Escape showcase in Brighton. Now signed to Glassnote for the world ex-Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and released through Communion/Island for the UK and Europe, a solid label and PR team offer the best possible chance of turning tastemaker acclaim into international crossover success. With video views for Full Circle now approaching half a million, Half Moon Run play a headline show in London on Monday, ahead of support slots for Mumford & Sons in Europe and Of Monsters & Men in America. Watch this fly.

London gig: Shacklewell Arms, March 25

Contact

Label: Guillermo Ramos, Island, +44 20 7471 5079 / Helen Sims, Communion
Publishing: Brandon Haas, Four Song Night, +1 646 214 6000
Online: Paul Piggott, La Digit, +44 20 8392 6318
Press: Jon Lawrence, Stoked PR, +44 20 7841 7085
Live: Andy Duggan and Steve Backman, Primary Talent, +44 20 7400 4500
TV: Tony Fletcher, Island +44 20 7471 5256
Radio: Brad Hunner, Radar Plugging, +44 7718 731033
Management: Franz Schuller, Kyria Kilakos and Arwen Hunt