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 Rebecca Kauffman
Website	avaluna.bandcamp.com

Ava Luna is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States.

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.". The songs from Electric Balloon "stick in your head in a way their earlier material didn't" according to Lindsay Zoladz from Pitchfork. 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."

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)
• 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)

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)

External links

• Official page on Bandcamp