He’s spent most of his day on the road, but remains in good spirits. “And Danny … Danny’s more nomadiclike,” explains Gordon over a group Zoom call.įittingly enough, Bonilla dials in from the window seat of a bus leaving the Houston area en route to Dallas, separate from his bandmates. Unassuming captions noted: “We’re Luna Luna/ A bilingual Latinx band from Dallas, TX/ We make songs in our bedroom/ This song is called ‘Commitment.’”Īt the time, Martínez resided in Denton and Gordon lived in Plano, while vocalist González remained in Oak Cliff. The song, and its accompanying message, promptly sparked TikTok frenzy with consolidated sounds of heartfelt throwback R&B and rich, hypnotic dream-pop.
In June 2020, the band posted a short clip from the music video for “Commitment,” the lead single off 2019 sophomore collection Carousel. The quartet, formed in D-Town’s southwest Oak Cliff neighborhood, consists of drummer Kaylin Martínez, bassist Ryan “Gordo” Gordon, keyboardist/vocalist Danny Bonilla, and singer Kevin “Kavvi” González, who started Luna Luna as a solo project. Of course, racking up thousands of followers and amassing millions of streams on Spotify as a result certainly doesn’t hurt, especially for independent artists crafting beats in their bedrooms.Įnter Austin-by-way-of-Dallas indie-pop band Luna Luna, embodying the multiformity of their online fan base while decked out in colorful Eighties garb. Trends pass, interest wanes, or in some cases, the music begins to fade into the background as it circulates to soundtrack banalities like “get ready with me” videos. Having a song, perhaps a lovestruck-yet-heartbroken groove, go viral on TikTok comes with pros and cons.
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