“Tom” By Lunar Vacation

Ahead of the release of their new album Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire next month, Lunar Vacation have shared “Tom,” out today, is a song that lyricist/vocalist/guitarist Gep Repasky began writing many years ago and was initially named after Tom Schwartz, of Vanderpump Rules / Scandoval fame. “After revisiting the song years later, I decided to make it less serious and revise some of the lyrics. It ended up being about unrequited ‘love’ between me and a coworker who I didn’t know was gay,” shares Gep. “Tom” is a blinding pop song, filled with the possibilities that a crush engenders, even though it began as a song about trying to emulate a reality TV villain’s maddening, happy-go-lucky approach to even the most dire situations. Listen to the song and watch its John J. Andrews-directed and animated video.

Tonight, at the Atlanta Braves vs. Brewers game, the first 15,000 fans in attendance will have the chance to receive a 7” vinyl record of “Tom.” Braves pitcher Spencer Strider hand-selected his three favorite Atlanta bands – Lunar Vacation, plus Trash Panda and Dinner Time – to collaborate with, and each will have 5,000 vinyl available for giveaway at the game. Strider says, “I remember exactly when and where I first heard Lunar Vacation—that’s how immediately they became one of my favorite groups. When I learned they were from Atlanta, it exponentially increased the enjoyment I derive from their music. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have followed their maturation and growth from the beginning.”

Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire was produced by Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster, Toro y Moi, Of Montreal) and out September 13th on Keeled Scales – is the product of a band who grew up together as childhood friends but have since become something deeper and more profound. Now living under the same roof and having overcome life-threatening challenges together, Lunar Vacation have grown as best friends, homemakers, and a band, having learned to trust their instincts, as well as each other. “Our last album was super produced, manicured,” guitarist and vocalist Maggie Geeslin (she/her) says. “This one’s organic. We embraced mistakes; it made the work even better.” In other words: everything matters, everything’s fire.

Lunar Vacation
Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
Tracklisting
Keeled Scales

1. Sick
2. Set the Stage
3. Tom
4. Erase All The B’s
5. Bitter
6. Fantasy
7. Just for Today
8. Better Luck
9. You Shouldn’t Be

Lunar Vacation 2024 Tour Dates

Sep 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Criminal Records (In-store performance)
Sep 14 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Oct 30 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Oct 31 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Nov 2 – Fort Collins, CO @ The Coast
Nov 4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Nov 7 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo~
Nov 8 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO~
Nov 9 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom ^
Nov 11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Theatre~
Nov 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium~
Nov 15 – San Diego, CA @ PETCO Park~
Nov 16 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas~
Nov 17 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre~
Nov 19 – Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom~
Nov 20 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center~
Nov 22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern (The Stuffing)~
Nov 23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern~