Moondling

Moondling (formerly known as Ishmael, the band) presents a new self-titled concept album, coming November 2023.

The three members of Moondling have been making music together for over a decade, with friendships that date back to early childhood. Throughout the twists and turns of the years together, they have maintained a deep bond rooted in music, collaboration, and creativity.

The new album, “Moondling,” is the latest manifestation of that bond, a labor of love years in the making, featuring 12 songs recorded in basements, warehouses, and studios that exist now only in memory.

The first single, “Lysander,” named after the protagonist of the album’s narrative, tells the story of Lysander’s escape from a frightening dream world in which a young boy trapped in a coma draws sleeping minds to a kingdom of his own grim design. The story unfolds over the remainder of the album, examining the private worlds inside our minds, the pain and joy of solitude, and the limits of what we would do to get back the things we’ve lost…or else build something new in the empty spaces left to us.