Little Moon is an American indie folk rock band from Springville, Utah , and formerly a project of lead vocalist, singer-songwriter Emma Hardyman. Their first album, Unphased , was released in 2020. The band won the Tiny Desk Contest in 2023.
19-500: The band consists of Emma Hardyman on lead vocals and guitar with her husband, Nathan Hardyman on bass and guitar, Bly Wallentine on keyboard and other instruments, Bridget Jackson on harp, Chris Shemwell on drums, and Grace Johnson on electric guitar and keyboard. "Little Moon" was, until at least 2020, a stage name for Emma. Bly Wallentine encouraged Emma to make her act into a band, which debuted in July 29, 2021. By 2022, Little Moon referred to
38-756: A AAA Super Bowl XLVIII commercial. Gaon Chart The Circle Chart ( Korean : 써클차트 ; RR : Sseokeul-chateu ), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart ( Korean : 가온차트 ; RR : Gaon-chateu ), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism . Gaon Chart
57-608: A Christmas compilation album featuring two original tracks, was released on October 16, 2011. It was also produced and engineered by Stuart Brawley. The album pre-sold more than 4,500 hard copies through local outlets in the USA alone and was later released via a limited release in Japan. In support of the album, she toured the west coast supported at select dates by the Teton Chamber Orchestra. In December 2012, she toured Japan in support of
76-630: A detailed breakdown of online chart data. This was the first time that offline album sales had been released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data. On July 7, 2022, the Gaon Chart was rebranded as Circle Chart. A new Global K-pop Chart was introduced alongside the retention of existing charts. The Gaon Chart Music Awards were also rebranded to the Circle Chart Awards. The Circle Social Chart
95-478: A parent, Gledhill decided to leave the LDS Church. Gledhill released her debut album, The Sum of All Grace in the beginning of 2004 with Lumen Records . However, she soon dropped her label in pursuit of a more indie sound, citing her desire to not be contained by a single musical category. All of her subsequent albums have been released through her own Blue Morph label. She is recognized for her albums Feather in
114-623: Is also known for her guest vocal work with DJ Kaskade . Gledhill spent most of her youth in Eureka, California and was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), being the eighth of nine children. In her early teens, she lived in Spain with her family. After moving back to the United States, she studied music at Brigham Young University . After marriage and becoming
133-545: The 2009 IDMA 's. Gledhill's music has appeared in various television shows ( We Got Married , Bones , 20/20 , and Jane by Design ) and films ( Beau Jest , Christmas Angel , Scents and Sensibility , The Power of Two , and Meet the Mormons ). The non-album track "Bring Me Close" was used in a Fruit of the Loom commercial that aired during the 2012 Summer Olympics . Gledhill also provided piano and vocal tracks for
152-645: The Durango Songwriters Expo 2011. On April 3, 2011 the single "Crazy Love" reached No. 1 on the Korean streaming service Bugs Music. The song also reached No. 7 on the South Korea ( GAON ) music chart. Seven other tracks also charted on the South Korean charts. Music videos for "Anchor" and "Whole Wide World" have both amassed more than 1 million views on YouTube. Gledhill performed at Monaco Film Festival 2009, Sundance Film Festival 2010. Winter Moon ,
171-617: The Wind (2007), Anchor (2010), and Pocketful of Poetry (2013). She has performed alongside artists including Katie Herzig , Juno Award winner Meaghan Smith , and Meteor Choice Music Prize winner Julie Feeney . In addition to performing solo, Gledhill also appears with her brother-in-law, Dustin Gledhill, as Hive Riot. In 2012, Gledhill was included in a list of "Utah Valley's 40 Under 40" in Utah Valley Business Quarterly (she
190-579: The album's release there. Her fourth album, Pocketful of Poetry , produced by Cason Cooley in Nashville, was released on September 11, 2013. It features Nashville-based studio musicians including the Love Sponge Strings and Gledhill's frequent guitarist, Joe Corcoran. The album was mixed by Justin Gerrish and mastered by Joe LaPorta . Gledhill's most recent album, released on January 25, 2019. The album
209-559: The band's "folk-infused" music reminded her of Joanna Newsom. Little Moon submitted songs to the Tiny Desk Concert in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Emma said that applying to Tiny Desk became a ritual for the band. They won the NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2023 for the song "Wonder Eye." Emma said that the inspiration for the song came to her when she and her husband were visiting her mother-in-law in hospice care. After sketching out
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#1733093947427228-547: The band. Little Moon released their first album, Unphased , in 2020. It contains "Ballad of a Moon Child III," which was featured in the 2020 Tiny Desk Concert's "best of" roundup. Emma wrote that "nyctophila" (a prominent word in the song's lyrics) meant finding comfort in darkness. Mindy Gledhill opened the album release concert, which featured 12 musicians in Little Moon. Writing for Salt Lake City Weekly , Erin Moore described how
247-612: The beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of January, boy band Super Junior won Best Album of 2009, and Jo Kwon and Ga-in 's "We Fell In Love" won Best Weekly Mobile Ringtone. In February 2011, Gaon published online and offline album sales information for 2010, including
266-455: The concerts from their Tiny Desk Concert tour, Roni Birchack called their music "mesmerizing and fantastical folk music", the show "flawless", and complimented their banter. At Provo Music Magazine , Zach Collier described them as a "quirky, authentic folk act". Mindy Gledhill Mindy Gledhill (born March 7, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter from Eureka, California who is best known for her songs "I Do Adore" and "Anchor". She
285-607: The song as starting with folk-rock and shifting into "anthemic rock" with "intimate and other-worldly" singing. Palak Jayswal noticed the songs has similarities to hymns. As winners of the Tiny Desk Concert, they toured in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, and Houston in 2023. Before their Tiny Desk tour, they opened for Lord Huron and headlined for Fork Fest in June 2023. The band's music contains elements of folk, pop and indie rock. Reviewing one of
304-472: The song, she asked Nathan to compose the lyrics. Both were raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and they left the church over the pandemic. Emma said that the death of a loved one helped them realize they are constantly mourning all kinds of deaths, and that the song shows how "accepting the mysterious, shadowy nature of death can deepen one's sense of humanity and soften the ways we see ourselves and each other." Max Roth at Fox News described
323-491: Was 31 at the time). In January 2014, she was the featured cover story in its sister publication, Utah Valley Magazine . Gledhill's third album, Anchor , was produced and engineered by Stuart Brawley. Studio musicians that played on the album include Jamie Wollam, Joe Corcoran, and Matt Mayhall. Anchor was self-released in the United States and by FarGo Music in South Korea. The album featured several favorably received pop/folk rock tracks and led to Gledhill's invitation to
342-860: Was based on her leaving the LDS after researching the church's history. Gledhill is featured as a guest vocalist on Kaskade's song, "Eyes", the first single from his album Fire & Ice which hit No. 1 on Billboard Dance Airplay and No. 17 on Billboard 200 . The album was nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Dance/Electronica Album. She also appears in the music video for "Eyes". She also provided guest vocals on three tracks on Kaskade's 2010 album Dynasty including "Say It's Over", "Call Out" and "All That You Give". "Call Out" and "All That You Give" eventually were released as singles. The album reached No. 104 on Billboard 200 and No. 4 on Billboard Dance Airplay . It also earned Kaskade nominations for "Best American DJ", "Best Producer", and "Best Full Length DJ Mix" at
361-656: Was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism , with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the Billboard charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word gaon , which means "middle" or "center" in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from
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