A deep blue ocean, long, white beaches encompassed by endless dunes, rolling hills covered with splendid vineyards, and an ever shining sun blessing the realms with never vanishing warmth. The three guys that form Alba Lua hail from the beautiful city of Bordeaux, and this fact gives us a hint to what their music sounds like: mellow and hazy dream pop with just the right amount of summery psychedelica, heavily relying on reverb and hushed vocals, and still, unless so many other bands right now, not keeping the tempi even, but rather showing a surprising deal of spontaneity in their songs. Inspired amongst others by Sergio Leone's 70s Spaghetti Western movies and equipped with a name that means "the moon of the dawn", Alba Lua are separating themselves from the bulk of emerging dream pop artists by means of creativity and imagination, thus in the best possible way.
Alba Lua's debut EP Ballad of Joseph Merrick, comprising three songs all equally worth adoring, will be released by Satellite of Love Records on June 28. A full length album is scheduled for early 2011.
Watch the psychedelic and wonderfully shot video for EP closer Valley of Abra, and download the song below:
Alba Lua - Valley of Abra
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