Album Notes

"Ava Luna plays the carefully crafted unexpected. Swinging between quiet ballads and driving electro rock, the band never fails to surprise. The common themes of their music - detailed orchestration, creative harmonies, and effortless melody - unite all the songs with distinct taste. Take Menomena off speed and give them patience. Take Aphex Twin's percussive sense out of electronica. Give the Beach Boys the blues. Hand Grizzly Bear a metronome. Detox Deerhoof. Shake them well and listen to Ava Luna."
- Chris Carlson, WRBC

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Ava Luna sat cross-legged on top of an enormous statue of an Elephant. She had spent all morning climbing up, and now was enjoying the view as she sat squarely atop the beast’s head, with each of her small hands holding up her weight against either ear.

A young boy from down the block stopped his pattering gait to stand at the Elephant’s feet and gaze up at Ava, his hand shielding his eyes from the sun. “What are you doing up there?” he called.

“I’m riding,” she said, so quietly that the boy could scarcely hear.

“Don’t you know that Elephant will never move?”

“Yes,” Ava replied, as she clumsily uncrossed her legs and allowed them to dangle on either side of the great trunk like two delicate treebranches.