Ava Luna

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Ava Luna
Origin Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website avaluna.bandcamp.com
Members
  • Ethan Bassford
  • Felicia Douglass
  • Julian Fader
  • Carlos Hernandez
Past members
  • Judnick Mayard
  • Alex Smith
  • Siheun Song
  • Nathan Tompkins
  • Rebecca Kauffman

Ava Luna is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. [1] [2] [3]

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Reviews

Ice Level was reviewed in Pitchfork by Paul Thompson who says "The genre-bending New York synth-funk septet create a glorious mess on their full-length debut.". [4] The songs from Electric Balloon "stick in your head in a way their earlier material didn't" according to Lindsay Zoladz from Pitchfork. [5] Tess Duncan of Pitchfork said of Infinite House that "The album has a loose, playful energy, and always seems to be ready to pounce on you." [6]

Members

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Former

Discography

Albums

Compilations

EPs

Singles

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References

  1. Thomas, Fred. "Ava Luna". Allmusic . Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. Marcus, Gerard (April 17, 2015). "INTERVIEW: Ava Luna". Thrdcoast. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. Zoladz, Lindsay (February 28, 2014). "Ava Luna – Electric Balloon". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  4. "Ava Luna: Ice Level Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. "Ava Luna: Electric Balloon Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. "Ava Luna: Infinite House Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.