Honeymoon (Beach Bunny album)

Honeymoon is the debut studio album by American rock band Beach Bunny, released on February 14, 2020, on Mom + Pop Music.

Honeymoon
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Recorded2019[1]
StudioElectrical Audio (Chicago)
Genre
Length25:00
LabelMom + Pop
ProducerJoe Reinhart
Beach Bunny chronology
Prom Queen
(2018)
Honeymoon
(2020)
Blame Game
(2021)
Singles from Honeymoon
  1. "Dream Boy"
    Released: October 31, 2019[9]
  2. "Ms. California"
    Released: December 6, 2019
  3. "Cloud 9"
    Released: January 10, 2020
  4. "Promises"
    Released: February 7, 2020

Critical reception

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Honeymoon
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[10]
Metacritic78/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Chicago Tribune    [7]
Consequence of SoundB+[12]
DIY     [6]
The Observer     [5]
Paste8.7/10[2]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
Rolling Stone     [3]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Honeymoon received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from nine critic scores.[11]

Accolades

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Accolades for Honeymoon
Publication Accolade Rank
Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year[13]
Consequence of Sound Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2020[14]
50
Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year[15]
21
The New York Times The New York Times' Best Albums of 2020[16]
13
Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's Best Albums of 2020[17]
21

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Lili Trifilio; all music is composed by Beach Bunny

Honeymoon track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Promises"3:51
2."Cuffing Season"2:58
3."April"3:18
4."Rearview"2:48
5."Ms. California"2:52
6."Colorblind"2:25
7."Racetrack"2:00
8."Dream Boy"2:21
9."Cloud 9"2:27
Total length:25:00
Japan bonus track[18]
No.TitleLength
10."Dream Boy (demo)"2:31
Total length:27:35

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]

Beach Bunny

  • Lili Trifilio – vocals, guitar, piano, artwork
  • Matt Henkels – guitar
  • Jon Alvarado – drums
  • Anthony Vaccaro – bass

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for Honeymoon
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[20] 25
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 21
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] 27
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 38

References

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  1. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (February 14, 2020). "Beach Bunny: Learning to Fly". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Edelstone, Steven (February 21, 2020). "Beach Bunny's Heartbroken Honeymoon Is Impossible to Hate". Paste. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Dolan, Jon (13 February 2020). "Beach Bunny's 'Honeymoon' Is a Wonderful Power-Pop Pity Party". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Honeymoon-Beach Bunny". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b Mongredien, Phil (February 16, 2020). "Beach Bunny: Honeymoon review – a short, sweet blast of sunny indie-pop". The Observer. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Hamilton-Peach, Chris (13 February 2020). "Beach Bunny - Honeymoon". DIY. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b Williams, Kevin (February 12, 2020). "Review: Beach Bunny has created a rare, vexing thing in a pretty-much-flawless debut full-length, 'Honeymoon'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b Jones, Abby. "Beach Bunny: Honeymoon Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Dream Boy | Beach Bunny". Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Bandcamp.
  10. ^ "Beac Bunny - Honeymoon reviews". Any Decent Music?. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Honeymoon by Beach Bunny". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ Small, Samantha (February 12, 2020). "Beach Bunny Skydive to Love on Debut Honeymoon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  13. ^ Billboard Staff (June 9, 2020). "The 50 Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 25 Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. June 22, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  16. ^ Pareles, Jon (December 2, 2020). "Best Albums of 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  17. ^ "Year in Review: The 50 Best Albums of 2020". Rolling Stone. 4 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Beach Bunny". Space Shower Music.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  19. ^ Honeymoon (Media notes). Beach Bunny. New York: Mom + Pop. 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ "Beach Bunny Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "Beach Bunny Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  22. ^ "Beach Bunny Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  23. ^ "Beach Bunny Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.