Its really hard to describe Ava Luna's sound, but I will try.
Picture a gospel group, backed by the synth player from Suicide and the entire vocal section of the Glee Club from that TV show. Throw in a soulful lead singer and a jazzy drummer, and your getting close.
In short, Ava Luna is one of the most original and hard to forget bands I've heard recently. They combine doo-wop, synth punk, soul, jazz, indie, and gospel into a mesmerizing and fucking REFRESHING sound. I love it so so much, in case you couldn't tell. Best of all, they're self produced and recorded! These guys truly Do It Themselves.
Artful hand claps, DIY grit, melodic keyboard work, and harmonies galore... this little EP is definatly something you want in your library!
1. Clips
2. Cement Lunch
3. Past The Barbary
4. Eight Nine (Won't You Be Mine?)
Rather then post a link to a free download, I'm going to direct you to the pay-by-donation link for this ep. In the vain of Radiohead, Ava Luna posted the entire ep on environmentalaesthetics.com as a pay what you want kind of deal. Its a minimum 50 cents per track due to the exchange rate, but come on - if you cant part with two bucks for this ep, your even cheaper then I am. Its worth it, it profits the band alone, and alot of self motivated work was put into this release; Much as I hate paying, they deserve 2 bucks of your time, trust me!
