Consisting of Paarsa Heidari (drummer), Wick Hauser (guitarist and vocalist), Bradyn Jace (lead vocalist), Tanner Lampugnale (bassist) and Charlie Black (guitarist), Saint Luna formed at SDSU during fall 2020.
Saint Luna’s debut self-titled album drops January 26
“I feel like this album shows how diverse we want our sound to be. We don’t want to be just some post-Covid indie band,” Jace says.
The band’s self-titled debut consists of nine tracks, led by three singles: the romantic “Rare Sight,” the punchy “Revolver,” and an acoustic version of “I Feel It.” The collection of songs channels post-punk and psychedelic rock influences with a resonant theme of time, or a lack of it.
The concept of time is all over the album, from the stark urgency of “No Time” to “Two Hands,” where the fear of crucial moments slipping away can be traced back to the two hands on the clock, to the lunar cycles of the moon (aka “luna”) that dictate the passage of time.
As they continue barrelling through young adulthood, the band’s first-hand narratives make up the bulk of the album. “Another Girl” recounts Heidari’s real-life heartbreak that spiraled into late-night dissolution with a psychedelic guitar riff. Hauser’s hazy experience reaching the drinking age milestone as the self-described baby of the group on “21.”
