Luna is Honey use various instrumentation in a constantly evolving level of sound fidelities to create a darkly experimental pop music that is more Ariel Pink than Animal Collective, but with strong elements from both. "Raptor Red" is their newest self-released record and the recording methods and techniques continue to improve while not overwhelming their vision and music goals. The band uses the traditional setup of drums, bass, guitar, and vocals, but add a turntable and effects to add organic sound elements to their art.
LiH's soundscapes are what make their songs beautiful. 7th and Witmer Blues, while only a little more than 2 minutes long, has a depth that only simplicity can create with waves of sound building to a intentionally anti-climatic let-down. WLT (Wicked Little Thing) is a completely different jam relying more on a repetitive verse to lead to breakdown, which while is not compressed quite enough, leads to the desired effect of a complete song.
Still Killing Creeps is almost a soul-jam, but the lo-fi element gives it a kind of cruisin' during the apocalypse feel or a dark-sunshine vibe. Rhino Sinners feels like the top of the pyramid for this record. Beginning with a sound collage, the song enters a well-developed verse but deteriorates gradually until it unwinds and runs out of gas. The record ends with Tail End, which sounds like a four-track recording of a sunset on a beach of toxic waste. The listener walking down a barely populated Venice Beach boardwalk heading towards another darkened doorstep.
Grade: 7.6
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