Comprised of Ethan Rebalkin (vocals, guitar), Olivia Wells (vocals, bass), Nima Walker (guitar), and Taylor Pawsey (drums), the alternative rock/shoegaze quartet has long navigated a history of identity exploration. “When we first started the band I think we really struggled with our identity. We flip-flopped between really wanting to ‘fit-in’ with the other bands and genres that people were associating us with, and also wanting to subvert that and do our own thing,” they say, acknowledging that they’ve only recently settled into their niche—and are now fully owning it. “Ultimately, we’re more comfortable with embracing our influences and just trusting that whatever we make is gonna be genuine and representative of us because we’re the ones that are making it.”

“quiet considerations,” la lune’s inaugural release of 2025, is accompanied by a chilling visual. Directed by Sadie Edney and Mia Teodocio, they reveal that the concept for the video was pitched at a Halloween party. “Mia had made a Spotify playlist of bands she’d want to make a music video for and we happened to be featured on it!” they say. The collaboration, born from a chance encounter, would set the tone for a partnership they describe as one they “owe so much to for helping [them] make a video that [they’re] extremely proud of.”

In the video, “Olivia plays this character who sees her doppelganger everywhere she goes. The doppelganger is seemingly always just out of reach, until finally she comes to realize that it was her the entire time.” The band subtly proposes that the video’s motif is that the fears we confront are not external forces, but rather, they reside within us, a looming shadow of our own making. “Maybe our anxieties have less to do with others like we thought, and more to do with ourselves or our perceptions,” they say. A bold assertion, yet one that feels compellingly justified.

The track is predominantly driven by its instrumental, a choice that they reveal was not deliberate. “To me, the instrumental has a feeling of urgency, paranoia, or anxiety that could destroy you at any given moment,” they say, further elaborating that following the conception of the song’s final riff, “all the other parts seemed to have just existed in the air when [they] were writing it.” This sense of ease shines through on “quiet considerations,” where, despite its weighty subject matter, it exudes an effortless suaveness. Set to appear on their upcoming sophomore EP, slated for release this Spring, la lune promises more new music, a packed festival season, and plenty of live shows where you can experience their unmistakable cool in person.