Decatur’s Very Own Lunar Vacation Releases Powerhouse Sophomore Album

Emma Swales

Indie-pop sensation Lunar Vacation released its second studio album, Everything Matters Everything’s Fire, on Sept. 13 with a live performance inside Criminal Records in Little Five Points, Atlanta. Guests attending the listening party had the opportunity to buy the in-store exclusive album on bitter orange vinyl. 

Lunar Vacation is an Atlanta-native alternative band based out of downtown Decatur. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist Gep Repasky, guitarist Maggie Geeslin, keyboardist Matteo DeLurgio and drummer Connor Dowd. Together the band strays away from commercial conventions by crafting an effortless blend of pop and indie through dreamy vocals and mellow instrumentals.

“We all went to the same high school when we started this band back in 2016 and it just kept going from there,” said Geeslin. “We decided to take it more seriously after we graduated college. We all live together now and we are fully doing it and now on our second album.” 

The band’s new sophomore album, Everything Matters Everything’s Fire, contains nine singles, including the previously released EP, “Set The Stage.” Lunar Vacation’s performance at Criminal Records, located at 1154 Euclid Ave., highlighted all of the newly released songs, as well as some of the band’s greatest hits. 

Geeslin explained the long process behind the making of the album and how the band came together to turn their unique ideas into reality. She expressed that everyone in the group moved into a house in downtown Decatur and turned the living room into an in-home studio to start forming Everything Matters Everything’s Fire.

“It took about a whole year to write it,” said Geeslin. “We set up our home studio and worked out all the songs together. It was more natural and it was taking what our instincts were to play and honing in on them from there.”

I think every song on the new album has its own identity,” continued Geeslin. “They are all living in the same world but in different parts of it. Making music like this is all we have hoped for.”

Lunar Vacation plans to continue promoting the sophomore album with a headlining tour starting in early 2025. 

“We had a show in Athens right after the listening party and now we have a few weeks off,” said Geeslin. “Then we will be supporting the Manchester Orchestra on tour from the end of October through November. This weekend we are announcing some headlining dates for next year for the album. We will be doing the touring mostly next year.”

Lunar Vacation’s second album has finally hit all streaming platforms and has proven to be a successful release. Geeslin described the work to be very emotional and lyrically driven. 

“A lot of this album is about acceptance and moving on,” said Geeslin. “Hopefully the lyrics can speak to people and help them move forward. I want everyone to take away what they want to. I want people to hear it and apply their own meanings to the song and just enjoy it.”

For more information about Lunar Vactation’s newest release, merchandise and future tour dates, please visit https://www.lunarvacationband.com/.