Ona to Release New Album 'Full Moon, Heavy Light'
By: Kaitlin Milligan Mar. 08, 2019
Full Moon, Heavy Light, the new full-length album from West Virginia indie-rock band Ona, will be released May 10 and is now available for pre-order. The first release in partnership withTyler Childers' Hickman Holler Records, the album includes the lead single, "Summer Candy," which is premiering today.
Produced by Drew Vandenberg (Of Montreal, Deerhunter, Futurebirds), Full Moon, Heavy Light was recorded at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA and includes nine new songs co-written by the five band members: Brad Goodall (keys, background vocals), Bradley Jenkins(guitar, vocals), Zachary Johnston (bass), Max Nolte (drums, percussion) and Zack Owens(lead guitar, background vocals).
Of the album, Jenkins comments, "There's a lot of ear candy that we snuck in there, but it might be an album that you need to sit with. We want our audience to experience and feel the music. There are ups and downs and sometimes people might ignore those feelings, but we want people to recognize every emotion."
In celebration of the release, the band will embark on an extensive headline tour this spring and summer including stops at Lexington's The Burl, Nashville's The Basement, Chicago's Sleeping Village, Brooklyn's Rough Trade, Washington, DC's Songbyrd and Atlanta's The Earl among many others. In addition to the headline shows, they will also join Childers and Caamp on select dates this spring. See below for complete details.
The release of Full Moon, Heavy Light follows a series of breakout years for the 5-piece band, who take their name from the small town of Ona, WV-just outside their home base of Huntington, WV. Since the release of their debut album, American Fiction, in 2016, Ona has received widespread acclaim, including coverage at NPR Music's "Heavy Rotation," who called their song, "Ides Of July," "a debut single that knocks all else out of the water." Additionally, No Depression praised, "It's impossible to resist the deep, power-pop grooves on Ona's debut album." Since their formation, the band has built their following the old-fashioned way-through word of mouth and extensive touring. In addition to performing across the country with artists such as Childers, Blank Range and Blackfoot Gypsies, the band has also been featured on SiriusXM's "The Loft" as well as an episode of the esteemed NPR program, Mountain Stage.
FULL MOON, HEAVY LIGHT TRACK LIST:
1. Summer Candy
2. True Emotion
3. Allison In The Grass
4. Young Forever
5. Pennyroyal
6. Golden Highway Deserter
7. Ribbon At The Line
8. Quito
9. With You All Along
ONA CONFIRMED 2019 TOUR DATES
March 13-Austin, TX-SXSW-Paradigm Party @ Palm on Sixth
March 15-Austin, TX-SXSW-Yeti Party
March 20-Asheville, NC-The Grey Eagle*
March 22-Richmond, VA-The Broadberry*
March 23-Charlottesville, VA-The Jefferson Theater*
March 27-Cleveland, OH-Beachland Ballroom*
March 28-Cleveland, OH-Beachland Ballroom*
March 29-Bloomington, IN-The Bluebird*
March 30-Urbana, IL-The Canopy Club*
April 1-Lawrence, KS-The Bottleneck*
April 2-Des Moines, IA-Wooly's*
April 4-Madison, WI-Majestic Theatre*
April 5-Indianapolis, IN-Hi-Fi Indianapolis
April 6-Marietta, OH-Adelphia Music Hall
April 7-Covington, KY-Madison Live
April 16-Baton Route, LA-Varsity Theatre†
April 17-New Orleans, LA-The Civic Theatre†
April 19-Mobile, AL-Soul Kitchen Music Hall†
April 20-Columbia, SC-The Senate†
April 23-Charleston, SC-Charleston Music Hall†
April 24-Charleston, SC-Charleston Music Hall†
April 25-Charleston, SC-The Royal American
April 26-Athens, GA-Georgia Theatre Rooftop
April 28-Rocky Mount, VA-Harvester Performance Center†
May 10-Lexington, KY-The Burl
May 11-Nashville, TN-The Basement
May 12-Columbus, OH-Ace of Cups
May 14-Davenport, IA-The Raccoon Motel
May 15-Madison, WI-High Noon Saloon
May 16-St. Paul, MN-Turf Club
May 17-Chicago, IL-Sleeping Village
May 18-Paducah, KY-Lower Town Arts & Music Festival
May 29-Brooklyn, NY-Rough Trade
May 31-Philadelphia, PA-MilkBoy
June 1-Washington, DC-Songbyrd
June 5-Richmond, VA-Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House
June 6-Charlotte, NC-Neighborhood Theatre
June 7-Atlanta, GA-The Earl
June 8-Johnson City, TN-Blue Plum Festival
June 12-St. Louis, MO-Duck Room
June 13-Little Rock, AR-Stickyz Chicken Shack
June 14-Austin, TX-Stubbs Jr.
June 15-Dallas, TX-Double Wide
June 18-Phoenix, AZ-The Rebel Lounge
June 20-Los Angeles, CA-Venue TBD
June 21-San Francisco, CA-Hotel Utah
June 22-Sutter Creek, CA-Feist Wines
June 26-Seattle, WA-Sunset Tavern
June 29-Denver, CO-Globe Hall
*with Caamp
†with Tyler Childers
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