Lunar Moth “In the Mourning” 2022. 4 song EP on clear vinyl (limited to 25 copies). Lunar Moth are a heavy garage-psych band from Madison, WI with lots of nods to 90’s alt-rock – think the Breeders or Milwaukee’s the Lovelies. Their Bandcamp bio describes them as “sludgy riffs, spacey vocals, fuzzy bass, and hard hitting drums” and that’s 100% accurate. I’ve heard of Lunar Moth (I’m pretty sure they’ve played Milwaukee venues a few times since their first release in 2019) but this past weekend up at Mile of Music was my first time seeing them and I loved them!

Amber’s voice is clear and unembellished, which is perfect for the dense rocking she accompanies on guitar, and with the heavy heavy rhythm of Mac on bass and Gage on drums. Since this is the first of their releases I’ve purchased, I wasn’t overly familiar with most of the songs they played, with the exception of the first two songs, both of which appear on In the Mourning. My favorite is the hook-filled and highly addictive crashing ass-shaker “Love Me Forever” which I’ve woken up to playing in my head for a couple of days now, not even kidding. The other song is one they’ve also released as a single, “Sunshine Veins,” which is lovely and clever with a Pixies loud-quiet-loud formula. I am very much looking forward to seeing Lunar Moth play again soon.