Luna - Lovedust HD

What this video is

Released in April 2002 as the lead single from Luna's sixth studio album 'Romantica,' 'Lovedust' arrived during a pivotal moment for early-2000s indie rock, when major-label alternative rock had receded and bands on boutique labels like Jetset Records cultivated devoted college-radio and independent retail audiences. Luna, formed in 1991 from the ashes of Galaxie 500, embodied a lineage connecting the Velvet…

Why it matters

A key artifact of early-2000s New York indie rock and dream pop, 'Lovedust' sits within Luna's arc as one of the most critically admired bands of the 1990s alternative underground. The video's restrained, documentary-influenced aesthetic mirrors the band's musical philosophy: understated,…

The director

Dave Steck is a New York-based director, producer, and writer. He holds a BFA in Film/Cinema/Video Studies from New York University and an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College. He is the founder of Numeric Pictures, through which he directed the…