Ava Luna

Ava Luna
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Indie rock soul R&B dance punk
Years active	2009 (2009)–present
Labels	Western Vinyl
Members	Ethan Bassford Felicia Douglass Julian Fader Carlos Hernandez
Past members	Judnick Mayard Alex Smith Siheun Song Nathan Tompkins Kye Grant Kauffman (formerly Becca Kauffman)
Website	avaluna.bandcamp.com

Ava Luna is an experimental indie band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reviews

The band's 2012 album 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 2014's 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 2015's Infinite House that "The album has a loose, playful energy, and always seems to be ready to pounce on you." ^[6]

Members

Current

• Carlos Hernandez – vocals, guitar (2005–present)
• Julian Fader – drums (2005–2007, 2010–present)
• Felicia Douglass – keyboard, vocals (2008–present)
• Ethan Bassford – bass (2010–present)

Former

• Judnick Mayard – vocals (2008–2009)
• Alex Smith – drums (2007–2010)
• Siheun Song – vocals (2007–2010)
• Nathan Tompkins – keyboard (2005–2013)
• Kye Grant Kauffman (formerly Becca Kauffman) – keyboard, vocals, guitar (2009–2019)

Discography

Albums

• Lemming (2007, self-released)
• Ice Level (2012, Infinite Best)
• Electric Balloon (2014, Western Vinyl)
• Infinite House (2015, Western Vinyl)
• Histoire de Melody Nelson (2018, Turntable Kitchen)
• Moon 2 (2018, Western Vinyl)
• Live at Market Hotel (2020, Western Vinyl)
• Ava Luna (2025, Western Vinyl)

Compilations

• Takamatsu Station (2015, self-released)

EPs

• 3rd Avenue Island (2009, Cooling Pie Records)
• Services EP (2010, Cooling Pie Records/Environmental Aesthetics)
• Pigments EP (2019, Western Vinyl)

Singles

• Wrenning Day (2012, Inflated Records)
• Water Duct (2012, Weathervane Music)
• Rain Flexi (2015, Father/Daughter Records)
• Israelites Flexi (2015, Joyful Noise Recordings)

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.

External links

• Official page on Bandcamp