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Moonlight Social is an American pop rock music duo composed of singer-songwriters Jeremy Burchard and Jennica Scott. Their music has been described as a combination of alternative rock, pop, Pop-punk, folk, and adult contemporary.
The duo won a chance to perform at the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest in August 2011 after their song "Neither Are You" won a local competition called the Austin Chronicle Sound Wars. In November 2011, they launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to fund their debut album.
The album received unanimous praise from regional press, with Kevin Allen at Texas Music magazine saying, "Burchard's alt-rock licks and Scott's country roots meld together effortlessly. As do their voices: the boy-girl harmonies throughout the record are a joy to listen to." Sean Claes at INsite Austin said of the album, "The trade-off of the vocals is enchanting and the wordplay is fantastic…a VERY solid album, both musically and lyrically."
The band soon put an emphasis on touring to different bars, clubs, and festivals, expanding their performances beyond Texas into neighboring states, the Midwest, and eventually Toronto, Canada. In January 2015, two and a half years after the song first came out, Moonlight Social released "Heading South" to Texas regional radio. The band began frequently traveling to Nashville, Tennessee to write and record.
In October 2015, they released "Rub A Little Dirt On It" as a single, along with a humorous music video. The song earned the band praise as a "record to watch" from Texas radio. It also caught the eye of more Nashville-based outlets. Nashville Gab called the song "the perfect song for when you feel like a complete loser." Country music historian and music critic for Nashville music industry publication MusicRow said of the band, "These two Texans can sure-nuff sing. This funky little thang is produced to provide plenty of space for their flawless harmonizing. I have liked this Jeremy-and-Jennica team in the past. This new single makes me positive that they deserve stardom. Somebody sign these folks up for the Big Time."
"Rub A Little Dirt On It" was recognized by the NSAI Song Contest present by CMT and eventually won the 2015 SongDoor International Songwriting Contest country category.
On January 12, 2018, Moonlight Social released the single "Bad Side" exclusively to Spotify. They then announced the Make You Smile EP release date slated for April 13, 2018. Upon its release, the Make You Smile EP became Moonlight Social's first recorded work to chart on Billboard, debuting at No. 49 on Country Album Sales and No. 2 on Heatseekers — South Central for the week ending April 28, 2018. The EP received favorable reviews, with The Daily Country calling it "engaging and ear-grabbing."
In August 2018, Moonlight Social signed a booking agreement with Pier30 Music Agency. They left the agency several months later to resume scheduling independently and focus on content creation.
On September 21, 2018, Moonlight Social released the single "Where The World Ends," using fan-submitted pictures from high school to create the lyric video and a music video (directed and edited by Burchard) including members of the Vanderbilt University marching band. On January 26, 2019 the duo released the single "That Way," eventually filming another music video directed by Burchard and featuring members of the band.
The duo then released additional singles in advance of their sophomore album, due Fall 2020.
In January 2021, Moonlight Social released the single and music video for "What Do You Want From Me?" The song was praised as "a punk pop meets alt rock inspired anthem that navigates the process of leaving a toxic relationship or situation while simultaneously accepting that some people can never be pleased."
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