La Lune aren’t kidding when they assert that Everything Is An Eternal Circle And It Repeats And Repeats Itself on their nostalgic and noisy new EP — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
True to its title, this eight-track outing finds the Vancouver foursome both laying and following a trail of breadcrumbs back to the ’90s glory days of shoegaze, psychedelia and college rock. Along the way, they (and we) encounter familiar landmarks: Guitars that toggle between fuzzbusting power chords and swirly melodies; a slow-burning, rock-solid rhythm section that anchors and drives everything with a mighty midtempo wallop; smouldering arrangements that detonate from introspective minimalism into white-hot sonic supernovae; and bedheaded vocals that sound like the singer just got hauled out of dreamland and propped up in front of a microphone. Long story short: If My Bloody Valentine, Hum, Mogwai and Smashing Pumpkins ever had a place in your heart or playlist, you probably want to make room for La Lune.
Across the EP’s eight tracks — including previous singles Quiet Considerations and Expressionless — La Lune delve into the subtle disorientation of living with trauma. The EP — the followup to their 2024 debut Disparity — takes its name from a concept introduced in a therapy session: Trauma vortex, which describes the repetitive, spiraling nature of unprocessed emotion.
To illustrate this phenomenon, the band lean into repetition, distance and disorientation, using slow-building arrangements to reflect the lingering pull of past experiences that never fully let go. Rather than confront it directly, the songs drift around the edges, circling the same ideas in loops of sound and repetition. There’s no clear resolution, but a steady pull inward.
Known for their immersive live sets, La Lune brings a similar tension to the EP. Dense, distorted guitars and propulsively pounding drums are softened and balanced by hushed, layered vocals, creating a sound that feels both heavy and restrained. While rooted in shoegaze, the songs step outside genre conventions leaning into subtle shifts, and explosive moments, offering a slow, steady descent into emotional inertia.
While La Lune draw loosely from a slate of familiar forebears, their approach feels uniquely personal. Everything Is An Eternal Circle And It Repeats And Repeats Itself doesn’t seek clarity or closure — it’s a patient, carefully shaped reflection on what lingers after the moment has passed.
Listen to Everything Is An Eternal Circle And It Repeats And Repeats Itself below, watch the video for Are We Over It Yet? above and follow La Lune on Instagram.
