Hudson Bell is an American indie rock band based in San Francisco, named after lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Hudson Bell. The group's catalog began with the solo release Under Boxes and Dirt (1999), followed by Captain of the Old Girls (2002) and When the Sun is the Moon (2005). When the Sun is the Moon received a 7.4/10 rating from Pitchfork, which characterized it as a rich and delicate album. The band later issued Out of the Clouds (2010) and Yerba Buena (2016), receiving coverage from music publications including Pitchfork and New Noise Magazine.