The Goodnight Moon
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The Goodnight Moon is the second studio album
by the American indie rock
band Rookie of the Year
, released by One Eleven Records
on April 11, 2006. It was Rookie of the Year's first release as a full band, after originally being formed as an acoustic solo project
of lead vocalist Ryan Dunson.
The first single from the album was "Liars and Battlelines", which had a music video
created for it, the video is said to have still been receiving rotation on mtvU
in May 2008. According to Ryan Dunson in a lyric feature on PlayPro.com, "This song is about loving someone even though they have lied to you before. It is about looking over the fact that someone lies in the relationship. A relationship like that can only go on for so long, then its time to pack up and leave." Multiple tracks from The Goodnight Moon have featured on American MTV
shows The Hills and Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County
.
AbsolutePunk.net
's Rohan Kohli stated on the music website, "I instantly fell in love with the gorgeous vocals, lush, soaring choruses, smooth, harmonic guitar leads, and the heaps upon heaps of layers and accents." In support of the album, the band took part in the 2006 Warped Tour
.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the American indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year (band)
Rookie of the Year is an indie rock/acoustic band from Fayetteville, North Carolina . They were signed to One Eleven Records, though the fourth release of their latest EP fulfilled their contractual obligation to 111 and allow them to sign with a new label. The band is fronted by lead...
, released by One Eleven Records
One Eleven Records
One Eleven Records is an Orlando-based record label concentrating on young up-and-coming rock bands. Established in 2002, by Brad Fischetti, formerly of the boy band Lyte Funky Ones. The label is a part of the EastWest Records family of labels. They have a distribution deal with Warner Bros...
on April 11, 2006. It was Rookie of the Year's first release as a full band, after originally being formed as an acoustic solo project
Solo project
A solo project usually refers to a single member of a band's work independent of their original group, yet typically without having quit their original group...
of lead vocalist Ryan Dunson.
The first single from the album was "Liars and Battlelines", which had a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
created for it, the video is said to have still been receiving rotation on mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
in May 2008. According to Ryan Dunson in a lyric feature on PlayPro.com, "This song is about loving someone even though they have lied to you before. It is about looking over the fact that someone lies in the relationship. A relationship like that can only go on for so long, then its time to pack up and leave." Multiple tracks from The Goodnight Moon have featured on American MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
shows The Hills and Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County, also known simply as Newport Harbor, is the replacement show of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. Just like its predecessor, the show documents the lives of several teenagers living in Newport Beach, California, a beachside community located in...
.
AbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk.net
AbsolutePunk is a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate . The website mainly focuses on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it has been known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, including Fall...
's Rohan Kohli stated on the music website, "I instantly fell in love with the gorgeous vocals, lush, soaring choruses, smooth, harmonic guitar leads, and the heaps upon heaps of layers and accents." In support of the album, the band took part in the 2006 Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
.
Track listing
- "The Goodnight Moon" - 2:09
- "Poison Like Your Own" – 4:36
- "Silhouettes (All Eyes Above)" – 3:15
- "Sign of Her Glory" – 4:56
- "Liars and Battlelines" – 4:20
- "Pop Destroyed the Scene" – 3:48
- "The Blue Roses" – 3:51
- "Life, Fall Fast Now" – 2:02
- "Set the Sails, Red Beret" - 4:03
- "The Weekend" – 4:20
- "Enjoy This Drive" – 3:46
- "Having to Let Go" – 7:33