Lunar Vacation - Everything Matters, Everything's Fire - Fire Red Color Vinyl Record

The houses in Decatur, GA are old, as expected in any historic city. While many have been renovated to suit the needs of modern families, the one Lunar Vacation calls home has not. The porch is quaint and crumbly, the roof leaks, and there is a single bathroom shared by the band’s five members. Nevertheless, they insist that this is not a bad thing.

“I used to be so protective of the songs when I gave them over to the band,” says Gep Repasky, the lyricist, vocalist, and guitarist. “There’s so much trust involved, but this house helped us grow as best friends, as musicians, as a band.”

Their newly found sense of trust is apparent on their latest album, Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire. The title is taken from the concluding track “You Shouldn’t Be” and serves as a thesis statement. While their previous album, 2021’s Inside Every Fig is a Dead Wasp, was rooted in indie pop, their latest effort is exploratory, a result of many hours spent experimenting in a living room together. Inspired by versatile artists such as Yo La Tengo and Björk, Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire embraces the idea that every idea has the potential to be a good one.