>Michael Raintree - Through The Depths Of Hell I Picked Up The Phone CASSETTE (Medium Sound) O.J. is back! Dig this NEW MUSIC from one of our faves! Box fresh…
>Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow LP (Jagjaguwar) Remind Me Tomorrow was written in stolen time. In the four years since Are We There, Van Etten guest-starred in The OA, performed in David Lynch's Twin Peaks revival, and wrote her first film score and song for TV - for Kathering Dieckmann's Strange Weather Tig Notaro's show Tig, respectively. Van Etten also had a child and began studying psychology. In the scraps of hours between these endeavors, Remind Me Tomorrow was born [Limited clear blue vinyl pressing also available.]
free, in-store performances and events...
>MR. KINETIK MONTHLY D.J. SET / SOUL VIBRATION SESSION SATURDAY, 09 FEBRUARY 2019 11:00 - 3:00-ish Selector extraordinaire, Mr. Kinetik, pops by for his monthly Saturday of crucial cuts and endless shots of good vibes! No better time to pop by and have your mind blown by the Professor…
>BEN PIRANI IN-STORE PERFORMANCE MONDAY, 18 MARCH 2019 TIME TBD! Soul music is many things to Ben Pirani: It’s positive and it’s hopeful. It’s a soundtrack for struggle, which is where soul music came from in the first place. That the struggle has been happening largely in the black community is not lost on Pirani, who is white — it’s something he thinks about a lot. “I feel really strongly that soul music is precious and must be treated with care and respect,” he says. “Anything less is colonizing the funk.”
>>>One of our faves from 2018—Join us for a stripped-down in-store performance from Ben, prior to his full show at Pioneer later that night!
LUNA crew & friends tops for 2018…
What's was on your deck this past year? Believe it or not, it is that time where we've been combing thru our record stacks, playlists, cassette boxes and checking dates—to compile our most loved (and listened to) releases of 2018!
Send us your list, so we can see what's been in your ears this year and check out what the LUNA crew and friends couldn't get enough of, in 2018, right HERE...
LUNA music essentials...
>Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between CD/LP+MP (Matador) Getting to The Unseen In Between itself was not easy for Steve Gunn. In the summer of 2016, Gunn released Eyes On The Lines, his winning and elliptical debut for Matador. It should have been a triumphant moment, but exactly two weeks later, Gunn’s father and namesake died following a two-year struggle with cancer. This experience yielded the emotional centerpiece of the album. “Stonehurst Cowboy” is a duet for Gunn’s raw acoustic guitar and spare basslines by Bob Dylan's musical director Tony Garnier, who’s featured throughout the album. The song distills the lessons Gunn learned from his father and it is a solemn but tender remembrance, a tribute to his father's reputation as a tough, wise, and witty guy from far west Philadelphia.
>Deerhunter – Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? CD/LP+MP3 (4AD) Deerhunter's eighth LP forgets the questions and makes up unrelated answers. It gets up, walks around, it records itself in several strategic geographic points across North America. It comes home, restructures itself and goes back to bed to avoid the bad news. From the opening harpsichord and piano figures of “Death in Midsummer”, it is impossible to tell where the record came from. Is “No One’s Sleeping” an outtake of an aborted Kinks recording session in 1977 Berlin with Eno producing? No. That is nostalgia. If there is one thing Deerhunter are making clear it is that they have exhausted themselves with that toxic concept.
>Toro Y Moi – Outer Peace CD/LP+MP3 (Carpark) Following the ever-emotive Boo Boo, Toro Y Moi’s new album Outer Peace is a time capsule that captures our relationship to contemporary culture into one comprehensive, sonic package. As both a producer and designer, Chaz Bear utilizes abstract sound pairings with recognizable samples for his most pop influenced record to date, including features from ABRA, WET, and Instupendo. This is no departure from his funk and disco roots, which can be heard on “Ordinary Pleasure” later fusing into variations of house with tracks like “Freelance” and “Laws Of The Universe”. Smooth interludes melt into fast paced beats, paralleling the feeling of driving through the Bay Area, where Bear spent most of his time writing the album. Outer Peace is duality. It embodies whatever form you choose to inhabit in the moment. Listen and let your imagination become the universe. [Limited indie-exclusive vinyl pressing also available.]
>Maggie Rogers – Heard It In A Past Life CD/LP (Capitol) Acclaimed producer/songwriter/performer Maggie Rogers’ new album, Heard It In A Past Life, includes the Pharrell Williams endorsed song that introduced Rogers to the world, “Alaska”, as well as follow-up singles “Fallingwater”, praised by NPR as “a celebration of the terrifying yet thrilling process of change” and “Give A Little”, which Pitchfork hailed as a “cathartic pop song about empathy and unity.” Co-produced with Greg Kurstin and Kid Harpoon, Rogers describes the single “Light On” as “a letter to my fans about the last two years of my life. There was so much change that happened so fast, I wasn't always sure how to make all this stuff feel like me.”
sweet vinyl gems...
>Malibu Ken (Aesop Rock and Tobacco) – Malibu Ken (Rhymesayers) Aesop Rock has been credited as one of the most verbose MC's in hip-hop today. Known for his dense and abstract wordplay, he manipulates language to illustrate elaborate stories and difficult concepts with sharp clarity. [Colored vinyl edition comes in a die cut gatefold jacket with a 2-panel wearable perforated pop out mask with elastic string, and a 4-panel full color insert with full album lyrics.]
>Snow Patrol - -Final Straw -Eyes Open -Hundred Million -Final Empires [Reissue/2011] 2xLP (A&M) Vinyl reissue of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth studio albums by the Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band.
>Juliana Hatfield – Weird CD/LP/Cassette (American Laundromat) Fast on the heels of 2018's acclaimed Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John comes Juliana Hatfield's self-produced all-originals album, Weird. Freda Love Smith (Blake Babies, Sunshine Boys) and Todd Philips (Lemonheads, The Juliana Hatfield Three) each played drums on multiple songs while Hatfield played all of the other instruments.
>David Bowie – Reality [Reissue/2003] LP (Friday Music) Limited 180gm translucent gold & blue swirl audiophile vinyl reissue. Reality offers a gritty soundscape that's everything we've come to expect from the musical icon.
>Mac DeMarco - Honey Moon 7” single (LITA) Mac DeMarco covers of “Honey Moon” by Japanese music icon Haruomi Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Happy End).
latest LUNA merch...
>JON ROGERS octopus Zip Up Hoodie Jon Rogers has done us the favor of creating a beautiful LUNA octopus! We really like this guy!printed on soft Alternative Apparel Eco-Jersey (50% Polyester, 38% Cotton, 12% Rayon)—this LUNA hoodie is perfect for layering and lightweight enough for year-round wear!
classic fit…
>the JON ROGERS LUNA LAMP Sweatshirt Our man Jon Rogers has cooked up yet another instant classic for us! What would we do without him? The LUNA lamp design brings a vintage vibe for you to rock on your future days... Printed on a super soft/super cozy French Terry Reversible Alternative Apparel!
>LUNA music / NATHANIEL RUSSELL YETI SOCKS Keep your feet sweet with these LUNA music / Nat Russell Yeti Socks! These 98% cotton ring-spun knit socks are cozy from the jump...
>COMMERCIAL ARTISAN 'SLEEVE' T-Shirt Commercial Artisan (James and Jon Sholly--OG LUNA family) bring the heat with this thin-lined, minimal beauty of a design! Alternative 100% cotton black shirt, printed with white ink—we've lost control again…
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>RICHARD EDWARDS - LIVE at LUNA music RSD 2017 vinyl LP This. This is what it is ALL about, when you've been in the game for 30+ years—it's working with friends! If you partied with us last year, on RSD, then you were fortunate to see Richard Edwards captivate the crowd (it was his first public performance in years) with a stripped-down, direct-shot set of the lethal songs from his his just-released ’Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset’ LP—as well as a few songs from his earlier cannon.
>BrainTwins 'LUNAR phase' T-Shirt BrainTwins, fresh from killing our #rsd18, have got your phases sorted! Alternative 100% cotton asphalt grey shirt, printed with #319—chart your tide with this one…
Actually, we buy (and sell) all sorts of pre-loved music! We stock over 10,00 used LPs and we are always looking to purchase your unwanted LPs, CDs, and DVDs (in good condition) for $$$. House calls made! CLICK HERE for all the details...
up-front pre-order magic—for delivery or pick-up!
>HOMESHAKE - Helium (Aqua Vinyl Edition) LP Over his first three albums, Homeshake's Peter Sagar followed his own idiosyncratic vision, a journey that's taken him from sturdy guitar-based indie-pop to a bleary-eyed take on lo-fi R&B. Now, with Helium, Sagar is putting down roots in aesthetic territory all his own. It comes through not only in the gauziness of the production but also in the vulnerability of the songs themselves. Everyone Sagar encounters here - including himself - seems to be a step removed from present reality, whether by technology ("Anything At All"), solitude ("Just Like My"), or sweet fantasy ("Like Mariah"). Helium was recorded and mixed by Sagar alone in his apartment in Montreal in early 2018. Freed of the rigid editing process he'd endured before, he was able to lose himself in pursuit of tone and texture. A budding interest in ambient and experimental music pushed him to tinker with the micro-sounds that surround the songs here. The warm chords of a Roland Juno 60 form the al bum's base and gave him a clean palette with which to work. "No tape hiss, no humming power outlets and shitty mixing boards," as he puts it. "Everything just came out nice and pure." out 15 FEB 2018…
>EX HEX - It's Real (Peak Edition Vinyl) LP When Ex Hex exploded onto the scene with their unfettered brand of rock and riffage, the power trio for our generation had finally arrived. Made up of Mary Timony (guitar, vocals), Betsy Wright (bass, vocals), and Laura Harris (drums), the group’s 2014 debut Rips was a gleaming collection of tightly wound gems that scored Best New Music honors from Pitchfork, the top spot on Magnet Magazine’s Best of 2014 list, and No. 11 in that year’s Pazz & Jop critics poll. Near-constant touring throughout 2015 and 2016 established the band as a force to be reckoned with: an audacious three-piece distilling rock music to its essence with formidable skills and a reputation for frenzied and unabashedly fun live shows.
Peak edition pressed on magenta and blue swirl vinyl! out 22 MARCH 2019...
>JONI MITCHELL - Blue (Blue Edition Vinyl) LP Joni Mitchell's acclaimed 1971 album, featuring the singles Carey and California on Blue Vinyl. Part of Rhino's "Start Your Ear Off Right!" reissue series! out 22 JAN 2019...
>Thanks so much to Time Out for including us in their 'The 24 best things to do in Indianapolis' round up! Take a peek at the best things to do in Indianapolis, from top museums and attractions to live music and restaurants… >check that list out HERE!
RECORD STORE DAY at LUNA music—Saturday, 13 APRIL 2019!
