Salt is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Half Moon Run. It was released on June 2, 2023, on BMG. This is the first album not to feature ex-member Issac Symonds since the band's debut in 2012.
The process of making the album supposedly started with 50 to 60 demos that were sifted through.
Some of the songs were written during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many were also old songs from before and during the Dark Eyes era that had been shelved and reworked. "Alco", "Hotel in Memphis", "9beat", and "Dodge the Rubble" were all said to be over a decade old, with the first 3 being particularly difficult songs to record.
Another difficulty is that the band's best ideas would come about around 10 minutes before curfew during the COVID lockdowns in Montreal, only giving the band a very narrow window to record their ideas.
Clash magazine gave the album an 8/10 saying the album "is like a delicate spring breeze on a morning walk, never invasive but always subconsciously refreshing." Exclaim Magazine said it is an "immaculately sequenced body of work that maintains momentum throughout and pieces together threads from the international journey of their decade-plus career." Also Cool Magazine described it as having an "enchanting, whimsical vibe to it" When The Horn Blows thought it was "beautifully sorrowful and comforting".
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