Lunar Vacation examine the meaning of it all on Everything Matters, Everythings Fire
Words by Miranda Urbancyzk
After discovering Lunar Vacation, I immediately fell in love with their silky, lofi, grasp on the indie world. Their EP, Artificial Flavors was the first project I had come across from the Georgia based outfit. Shortly after, I decided to listen to their debut record Inside Every Fig is a Dead Wasp which was such an influential album for me. I found myself gravitating towards this LP after my first ever breakup, the record became such a comfort for me and Lunar Vacation became a band I held closer as time went on. I wholeheartedly fell in love with the music, the album, and the band themselves. I felt so understood during such a confusing time in my life. While I found comfort in these tracks, they were perfect for a season of struggle that has now passed. When looking for a new soundtrack to live by, I immediately gravitated towards Lunar Vacation’s latest record, Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire.
As one would expect of any historic city, the houses in Decatur, Georgia are old, and while many have been renovated to suit the needs of the 21st century family, the one Lunar Vacation calls home has not. The porch is quaint and crumbly, the roof leaks, and there is a single bathroom shared by the band’s five members who insist that this is not, actually, a bad thing. “I used to be so protective of the songs when I gave them over to the band,” lyricist/vocalist/guitarist Gep Repasky says.
Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire is unlike anything previously released from this band. After producing such a manicured and polished first album, the group decided to loosen the reins and embrace imperfection on their latest project. With a raw and organic sound, this album embraces the mistakes made along the way. These aspects of the album are so memorable and precious, they demonstrate that change is valuable, which is a concept very familiar to Lunar Vacation. If anyone understands change, its this band, especially since the group share a house.
“There’s so much trust involved, but this house helped us grow as best friends, as musicians, as a band” said lead vocalist Gep Repasky.
“Our last album was super produced, manicured,” guitarist/vocalist Maggie Geeslin says. “This one’s organic. We embraced mistakes; it made the work even better.” In other words: everything matters, everything’s fire.
The exploration of these tracks can be heard clearly throughout the record, alongside their clear inspiration from Yo La Tengo and Bjork. All of these songs are lovingly produced gems, and I hope you all dig into this band’s discography and find the hidden treasure they have to offer. You can find Lunar Vacation’s latest record Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire down below and wherever you find your music.
