Embodying southern gothic majesty and mystery, Luna and the Aether are the Ōtautahi Christchurch team of Luna Cubillana, Evan Oijordsbakken and Dave Van Eerden. Ascending to number fifteen on the Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums chart after launching in July, Luna and the Aether’s debut album Metanoia intertwines haunting dark-folk balladry with scorching doomgaze heaviness. Painting vast sonic and emotional landscapes, both delicate and primal, Metanoia is a seven track expression of personal fortitude — “…a pilgrimage. Returning to self, to spirit and to love as an act of devotion, after so long drowning in darkness.”
Promising a vinyl LP edition of Metanoia in the near future, the Canterbury trio are embarking on a spring album launch tour next month and they’ve just announced local supports for each stop in Ōtepoti, Te Whanganui-a-Tara at at their hometown’s A Rolling Stone. Open your ears to Metanoia and get amongst…
Luna and the Aether – The Metanoia Album Tour
Friday 16th October – Pearl Diver, Ōtepoti/Dunedin with Filth Wizard, Motheaten
Saturday 24th October – MOON, Pōneke/Wellington with Dead Queens, Abandoned Carparks, Serpent Dream
Friday 30th October – A Rolling Stone, Ōtautahi/Christchurch with No Broadcast, Steampunk Fish, Frogs
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
Experience ‘Mirage’ from Luna and the Aether’s new album Metanoia…
Press release:
Exploring themes of repentance, alchemy, death and forgiveness through lyricism laced in imagery of temples, healers and spirituality. Luna and the Aether bring an element of catharsis to their every performance.
See them live this spring in a city near you, to be enveloped by crushing riffs and walls of noise, and be entranced by Luna’s haunting vocals and profound lyrical craftsmanship.
