Featured Artist of March 7, 2026
with the album: "The Somnambulist "


Artist's Biography

Alt-rock outfit Lunar & The Deception released their debut album, The Somnambulist, alongside their lead single ‘Ezeru Kazpam’ on March 6, 2026, via X-Ray Sound. The album arrives in the wake of the glowing success of their single ‘Your Monsters’, which premiered on leading female-led publication LOCK Magazine and garnered early support from Dutch publication Nieuweplaat. Co-produced by the band and Michael Rendall, known for his work with The Orb, Peter Murphy, and Killing Joke, the album follows a series of high-profile live performances which include supporting Pussy Riot at Glastonbury Festival, performing at London venues, and participating in the 2022 Sync Summit Music Conference. The band has been named Artist of the Week by Richer Sounds and received a 9/10 review from Powerplay Magazine, further establishing their presence in indie rock, dream pop, and neo-psychedelia.

With roots in Durban and Nelspruit, South Africa, Lunar & The Deception is led by vocalist Britt Xyra Dusk, a singer-songwriter with a history in professional costume design. Known for her activism and dynamic stage presence, Britt also creates the band's visuals, drawing on themes of ancient deities, prophetic sorcerers, and tribal warriors. Percussionist Hedge Seel, raised in Oxfordshire, developed his rhythmic style through travels in Southeast Asia and India. The group features dub producer Thomas Hammond and sound engineer Greg Chapter. Their sound blends alt-rock, indie rock, darkwave, dream pop, gothic, and neo-psychedelia, drawing inspiration from artists such as Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Tool, and Evanescence, resulting in a sound reminiscent of Portishead and Esben & The Witch.


About the Album

Lunar & The Deception delivers a sonic feast in The Somnambulist, eluding the confines of a single genre and instead journeying through an odyssey of sonics bathed in emotion. The album is led by the searing ‘Ezeru Kazpam’, a track that feels like a war cry as much as it is an anthem. The track opens with a dialogue emphasising how money has taken center stage over everything else in this world, set to gentle piano notes, before Britt's haunting vocals come in. The percussion and an insistent guitar riff build
momentum, expanding the arrangement's scope and quickening the song's pace until it detonates into a volley of shoegazey guitars. As the song progresses, Lunar & The Deception quietly remove backing elements until we're back to where we started, with that piano motif and ghostly vocals - a perfect exemplification of the album in its entirety.

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