Involving Music are pleased to introduce you to Luna Gray.

Luna Gray is a four-piece alternative rock band hailing from Devon.

Combining indie riffs with the sensibilities of 90s alt-rock in the vein of Pixies, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Weezer, Luna Gray has spent the last four years making a name for themselves in the South West of England.

The band have received airplay across BBC Introducing for each of their previous singles and has shared stages and festival bills with bands such as Khula Shaker, Seasick Steve, iDestroy, Two Year Break, Slackrr, Pattern Pusher, Pollyanna Blue and many more, cutting their teeth with shows that defy both genre and expectation.

The band won the Midi TV Award for ‘Best Single’ for their second release, Steady, at an award show at the start of 2024.

Photo Credit: Luna Gray
Photo Credit: Luna Gray
Photo Credit: Luna Gray
Photo Credit: Luna Gray

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Who is in the band?

Jodie Ford – Vocals & Guitar

Joey Stoate – Lead Guitar

Thomas White – Drums

David Kittow – Bass

Where are you from? / Where are you based now?

We’re based in a few different locations, but primarily we are based in Exeter.

What are your musical influences?

Weezer, Fleetwood Mac, Smashing Pumpkins, Tigers Jaw, Paramore, Florence & The Machine, Biffy Clyro, and Pixies.

About the latest release:

Delusions.

What inspired the latest release?

We’ve been working away at a bunch of songs since we started working together as a band back in 2021, and Delusions is one of the songs we’ve been keeping in our back pocket for the right time for a while now! Sonically, it’s very much inspired by Hole, Pixies and a bunch of alt-rock from the 90s, and we threw some dance/disco-inspired drums in there, some funkier bass, and we had a pretty unique little song!

Luna Gray band posing in front of floral pink wall, members showing relaxed, confident expressions. — Photo Credit: Luna Gray

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The absolute essential item for us on tour is…

Tequila!!!

Our most challenging journey for the least payoff led us to…

We once drove all the way to Dorset from several very far-flung locations to play a festival at which we were paid in a crate of warm Carlsberg and they tried to charge us to get in… We had to postpone the start of the set to announce some cars had been broken into, so it was.. something!

The coolest pit stop worldwide is…

ANY service station with a Budgens… if you know, you know.

A must-have in our tour survival kit is…

A shitload of doughnuts.

The weirdest gig we’ve ever played happened at…

I mean, see above, haha!

The place with the best bathroom graffiti is..

PROBABLY The Junction, Plymouth.

The best part of performing live is the feeling of…

That first crowd reaction after the opener, and the crowd reaction after Steady. Every time. That, and meeting other incredible bands.

The silliest thing ever said onstage was…

We absolutely cannot repeat it here, but Jodie has said some stuff that might get us in trouble if people… were listening.

How we prepare for a show…

Tequila!

Shout out to a local business in Exeter…

Well, in Okehampton, we need to mention the incredible Bert, who rents out his practice space to us and has done so much for us over the years. We literally couldn’t do any of it without him. Use Oke Music Studios for everything; he’s the king.

What’s the best attraction/place to visit/hang out in Exeter?

Shout out to Topsham Brewery

Devon’s Luna Gray fuse indie rock with ’90s influences like Pixies and Smashing Pumpkins. Over three years, they’ve gained BBC Introducing airplay and shared stages with notable acts. Their single ‘Steady’ won the Midi TV Award for Best Single in early 2024.

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– Darren Branch

Darren Branch’s first love was Heavy Metal, sparked by seeing Iron Maiden live at the Cornwall Coliseum in 1984 at the age of 13. His passion for grassroots music grew after discovering the vibrant local scene around Daylight Recording Studios in Honiton during the late 1980s. Having lived in Honiton and Exeter, Darren now lives in South Somerset and enjoys spending time in South Carolina. He stays deeply connected to the Southwest’s emerging bands—often through families that keep the scene alive. Outside music, he builds websites, reads business books, and participates in English Premier League Fantasy Football.

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