I Love Your Band! Which One Is Luna Halo?Â
Just like Monty Python or Pink Floyd, there is actually no one named Luna Halo. The name refers to a Christian rock band. Unlike most rock bands, they are American, although they sound British. Luna Halo is very popular in - you guessed it - the niche Christian music market. Rock and roll is about being yourself and being yourself loudly, so the words Christian rock are not an oxymoron.
Who Are They, Then?
Luna Halo began in 1998 when Nathan Barlowe and Jonny MacIntosh (no relation to the apple family) split from the band Reality Check. Together, the duo convinced another musician into their fold, bassist Brad Minor, and Luna Halo was born. Nathan Barlowe is the lead vocalist and the band’s front person to the media. Despite their name, there are no women in the band.
A lot of Christian music that young Christians hear is old music. Luna Halo aims to make good music, and music that upholds their faith, but music that the average modern Christian listener can relate to. It can be a little hard to relate to shepherds, sailors and wise men. So, Luna Halo tries to make Christianity just as relevant today as when the great gospel hymns were written.
Luna Halo doesn’t just stick to head-banging music. They also can get quite folky, with a very Beatles-esque flavor. Many of their most popular songs are very short, tight and catchy. But often they sound like a bastard child of Abba and The Clash.
You Don’t Have To Buy Now
One of Luna Halo’s songs, Kings and Queens, which is popular on YouTube, was also the theme song of the National Hockey League. They also are perhaps best known for their song Aliens, which became the theme song of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie, based on the popular series of video games around the world called Final Fantasy.
They do not always talk about Christianity in their music directly. The lyrics can sometimes be very vague - is a man trying to woo a stubborn lover, or is God trying to get the attention of the unrepentant? They are considered a crossover band, from Christian rock to pop rock, but have not yet created a sound unique to them. At least Amy Grant had a distinctive voice (a very successful pop artist who crossed over from Christian rock). Luna Halo’s sound is as murky and indistinct as moonlight through heavy cloud cover.
