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2020 was supposed to be a slow year for the band. Since releasing ‘Into the Ether’ in 2018, the band has turned their focus to their personal lives and family. Formed in 2003, Lunarin has enjoyed playing progressive rock as part of the Singapore music scene in the early 2000s, but by 2019, its members were prepared to call it a day.

But along came 2020 with the global coronavirus pandemic. Singapore went into lockdown in April 2020. Why then did they begin again now? The band shared: when told we had to be separate, that we had to be alone to be safe, that was when the songs started coming. There was a sudden cognizance of connections interrupted. So it seems these songs were their quiet response to the collective forced isolation and the frenetic energy of households on lockdown.

And so the band buckled down to record the songs remotely in their respective homes during a global pandemic, piecing together bits of the puzzle over emails, WhatsApp messages and Zoom meetings. What came out from this endeavor was not any heavy rock conception – it was a collection of pop-rock songs.

The band rediscovered inspiration in their childhood influences – 80s pop, 90s techno, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, Tori Amos, Cocteau Twins, Faye Wong. These bubbled to the fore and became the core of the band’s new EP.

Songs of Love Lost & Isolation was recorded in various locations in Singapore. Produced by Linda Ong, Ho Kah Wye and Loo Eng Teck. Mixed by David Bottrill and Ryan McCambridge. Mastered by Adam Ayan.

  1. Bodies
    Songs of Love Lost & Isolation
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    Bodies
    Rise up Fall in Flesh and teeth Bones and skin Red trails In your mouth Rake and Whisper Bury down Dirty fingers Loose teeth Jelly babies Skinned knees Broke a heart Hope to die All that whispers All that sighs Fly... There’s nothing to say Thing to say Thing to say There’s no rhyme or reason Breathe in Breathe out Hold your breath Let it out All these words All these years Spent in prayer Spent in tears Crown of thorns Sacred heart There’s no truth There’s no god Cross my heart Hope to die All that whispers All that sighs My mind’s eye My third eye My broken ribs my side Pierced with lesions My mind’s eye My third eye My broken lips my heart The changing Seasons
  2. Hold My Soul
    Songs of Love Lost & Isolation
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    Hold My Soul
    Polarise Shut your eyes Taste the fear unfolding Close your mouth Scream don’t shout Paint the air That’s burning Spun the hate Bifurcate Hidden words are stirring Polarise Blind my eyes Taste the fear that’s burning Hold My soul Hold My soul Peel the skin Look in my eyes How I feel’s the same for you Close your eyes Kill the lights Hear my voice It’s just me and you Cast away Drown the hate Face the storm in mourning Oceans dry Dim the lights Cast the flames We’re burning Hold My soul Hold My soul To ride with you To ride with you into the storm To ride with you Sunlight fading on my soul Hold My soul Hold My soul My soul
  3. Invisible
    Songs of Love Lost & Isolation
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    Invisible
    I am the virus Hidden behind the veil I drift by in silence A faceless image I flow from the Cracks of your bedroom wall I pen words that you can’t see Or hear or can say Life rolls over A driftwood i flow From hidden numbers and sulphur islands You see right through me You can’t see me at all I am the air you breathe in The sickness that stays Arise This is my time This is my time to rise up To be invisible Rise This is my time This is my time to rise up To be invincible We’re fear We’re numbers We’re fear We’re legion Arise This is our time This is our time to rise up To be invisible Rise This is our time This is our time to rise up To be invincible
  4. Burn
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    Burn
    Let it rain Let it pour Let it wash the burns Let the fusion Of water and ash Return Let it bleed Let it seep Into the ground Colour it red Colour it blue Paint it upside down Closing in Time to tear it down and burn Start again Wash Return Locking down Time to tear it down and burn Start again Death Rebirth From the earth From the soil From dust You’ll remain Was it a ghost Was it a voice Did you call my name? Let it rain Let it pour Let it wash the burns Let it go Nothing to do Watch it crash and burn Was it the rain? Was it in vain? Did we try too hard and burn Was it the truth of all That weighs us down and turns Was it the pain? Was it in vain? Did we try too hard and spurn All these truths that we believed In all these years?

Discography

The Chrysalis (2006)
Duae (2010)
The Midas Sessions (2011)
Into The Ether (2018)
Songs of Love Lost & Isolation (2020)

ABOUT LUNARIN

Lunarin is a 3-piece alternative rock band hailing from Singapore. Consisting of Linda Ong (Bass/Vocals), Ho Kah Wye (Guitars) and Loo Eng Teck (Drums/Vocals), the trio were friends since 1993. They started a 4-piece band called Fuzzbox in 1995 before exploring a darker progressive sound as Lunarin in 2003.

The band was highly prolific in the Singapore gig scene in the 2000s, playing numerous shows and gaining a reputation in the underground for their tight and intense live shows. The trio have been compared to heavy acts such as Tool, A Perfect Circle and Soundgarden while their softer sound has been attributed to Linda Ong’s deep affinity to female singer-songwriters such as Faye Wong, Tori Amos and P J Harvey.

The trio released their debut album “The Chrysalis” in 2006, their second full-length album “Duae” in 2010, and an acoustic album named “The Midas Sessions” in 2012.

Friends of the band know that the trio have always had difficulty focusing on music due to their day jobs and families – Loo and Ong are trained lawyers and Ho is an engineer by profession – and this proved true when the band went on hiatus in 2012 due to Ong’s pregnancy. This break extended when drummer Loo Eng Teck went on to have 2 children as well.

The band returns in 2018 with a new EP titled “Into the Ether”. Consisting of songs written during the 5 years when they were on hiatus and recorded when Ong was pregnant with her second child, “Into the Ether” was recorded by the band in Singapore, mixed by acclaimed music producer David Bottrill and mastered by Grammy winning mastering engineer Adam Ayan. The band collaborated with Singapore artist Clare Lee on this release, who created the accompanying artwork for the songs.

In 2021, the band released “Songs of Love Lost and Isolation” as their response to lockdown measures during the global coronavirus pandemic. This EP marks the band’s first foray into pop-rock and was influenced by popular music of the 80s and 90s which the trio grew up with. The songs were mixed by David Bottrill and Ryan McCambridge and mastered by Adam Ayan.

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