Released Spring 2021

When my 2020 goals of touring were halted by the pandemic, I shifted focus into the studio to produce an album that was a conduit of gritty stripped-down vulnerability. A departure in style from my previous digital recordings, ‘Buchanan’ was officially released Spring 2021. It was recorded on a Tascam 388 analog, reel-to-reel tape machine with producer and sound engineer, Shane Zweygardt (Wire Faces).  

I have carefully curated a selection of songs that are very personal, raw, and imperfect. The process was an unexpected evolution, in true 2020 fashion, from just myself and my guitar to a remote collaboration with some of my favorite musicians. The intimacy and the style of the recording transforms you to a place of reflection, love, and where the past meets the present.

Buchanan is a town in West Tennessee where much of my mama’s side of the family has lived and been laid to rest since the 1800’s. The album cover is Buchanan school (1921-1996). The school has been abandoned for 25 years while the invasive vine, Kudzu, lives on rooting into the ghosts left behind. Buchanan school was the first place where I performed for an audience outside of my family. It was the place where I learned about love, friendship, loss, and connectivity.

Thanks for the support, always. Abrazos, Bevin

‘Buchanan’ the album is a love story of loss, resilience, and growth.

Album Credits

Bevin Luna / Guitar, Vox

Jesse Bates (Grails, Whippoorwill, Quiet Life) / Pedal Steel

Brigid McAuliffe (Somerset Catalog, Bela Karoli, Picture Me Here) / Backing Vox

Shane Zweygardt (Wire Faces) / Percussion, Synths, Backing Vox

Engineered, produced, and mixed by Shane Zweygardt

Mastered by Jason Livermore of The Blasting Room

Album photography by Kelley Robinson

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