Ava Luna is Carlos Hernandez, Felicia Douglass, Ethan Bassford, and Julian Fader. The group has always been a conversation between its members; sometimes inward-facing, but always uniquely worth eavesdropping on. Soul and funk, krautrock, post-punk, R&B, gospel and even reggae influences all bounce off each other in sync with each participant’s idiosyncratic background and interests. With their latest album, Moon 2, that specificity has only tightened but, as in any relationship that has existed for the better part of a decade, the conversation has evolved. Within the understanding and trust inherent in Moon 2 there is the echo of a temporary utopia: a creative relationship that endures; a conversation in which the participants close enough that they can finish each other’s sentences, but aware enough to occasionally hold back and let each finish their own. The members of Ava Luna are also involved in multiple other projects. Check out Felicia Douglass, Carlos Truly, GEMMA, Coughy, NADINE, Dirty Projectors