After working on their previous album remotely due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Bombadil‘s Daniel Michalak and James Phillips met up in person at Phillips’ recording studio in Durham, North Carolina, in April 2025 to track a concept album about the moon. Joining them was new member Madison Rivis, a dancer/choreographer/multi-instrumentalist who’d been adding some choreography to their live sets, and who wrote the fable that served as the basis for an album about a group of friends who try to help the fallen moon get back in the sky.
While knowledge of this overarching plot isn’t necessary to enjoy tuneful acoustic songs about friendship, adventure, existential reflection, and needing help, it will aid in making sense…