Making Waves: Lo Moon

Making Waves: Lo Moon

KEY TRACK: Loveless
LABEL: Columbia
TWITTER: @lomoon
MANAGEMENT: United Management

WHO: Singer/guitarist Matt Lowell, bassist Crisanta Baker and guitarist Samuel Stewart.

WHAT: Night-time dream-pop designed to exacerbate emotional feelings. Synths are deployed at will, heartbroken TV drama montages surely beckon.

WHERE: Lowell, Baker and Stewart come from Long Island, Denver and London respectively, but Lo Moon formed in Los Angeles.


ARE YOU SURE THEY’RE NOT AN EMO BAND?

100%. Yes, Lo Moon seem consumed by feelings – Lowell recently told NPR he cried upon hearing the finished version of breakout track Loveless – but their sound counters sadness with groove.

A CLASSIC RECIPE FOR A‘SLOW-BURN SUCCESS’ THEN?

Possibly. Cigarettes After Sex isn’t too outlandish a comparison, while Adam Granduciel and Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs feature on Lo Moon’s self-titled debut (out February 23).


NICE. ARE THEY PLAYING SOON?

If Spring counts as soon, then yes. They hit London’s Omeara on May 22.



For more stories like this, and to keep up to date with all our market leading news, features and analysis, sign up to receive our daily Morning Briefing newsletter

subscribe link free-trial link

follow us...