For Chasing Luena, a good song starts with something worth saying. The Melbourne four-piece brings together indie rock and folk with raw instrumentation and emotionally honest songwriting, creating music that can hit hard without losing the stories underneath.
The band brings together drummer and founder Bill Foster, vocalist Charlotte Glover, bassist Glenn Davidson, and guitarist Patrick Quinlan. Between them sits a wide mix of experience spanning classical percussion, jazz, rock, neo-soul, audio engineering and years of performing. Inspired by the likes of Ball Park Music, Angie McMahon, Ruby Fields and Teenage Dads, they have turned those different backgrounds into a sound centered around personal growth, regret and self-discovery.
Live music has become an equally important part of Chasing Luena. Performing together since 2022, the band have appeared at an impressive run of Australian festivals, including St Kilda Festival, Yarraville Festival, Warrandyte Festival and Queenscliff Music Festival. They’ve also supported Budjerah, Jade Gibson, and Wilma Sights.
Their growing catalog shows why that momentum is building.
“Home” draws inspiration from the band’s Melbourne surroundings, using bikes, tram tracks, shared houses, and changing friendships to explore a bigger question: how sustainable our relationships and lifestyles really are. Eventually, its idea of home grows beyond four walls into something created through people and belonging.
“Never Call Me” heads into messier relationship territory. Neither person is presented as innocent; both keep their distance, play games, and avoid the accountability that comes with defining what they actually are.
Then there’s “Duck Diving.” Produced by Niall Dunsmore, the track has emerged as a standout from Chasing Luena’s recent releases and offers another introduction to a band steadily finding its audience.
With a packed live history behind them and songs that aren’t afraid of uncomfortable emotional territory, Chasing Luena are building something far beyond individual releases.
Their approach gives the band plenty of room to explore the complicated parts of everyday life without forcing those experiences into simple answers. Personal growth, regret and self-discovery remain central to the stories they tell, allowing their music to connect through moments that feel familiar and honest.
That balance between storytelling and performance has also become part of what defines Chasing Luena. Their experience on stages across Australia has given them an opportunity to bring those songs into a live setting, where the raw instrumentation and emotional honesty of their music can take on another dimension.
The band’s diverse musical backgrounds further shape their approach to sound. With experience ranging from classical percussion and jazz to rock, neo-soul and audio engineering, each member brings a different perspective to the group. Rather than letting those influences pull the music in separate directions, Chasing Luena has turned them into a foundation for a sound that feels distinctly their own.
Their inspirations also point toward the balance they have created between accessibility and emotional depth. The influence of artists such as Ball Park Music, Angie McMahon, Ruby Fields and Teenage Dads can be felt alongside the band’s own focus on stories drawn from relationships, surroundings and personal experiences.
“Home” is perhaps one of the clearest examples of that storytelling approach. What begins with recognizable details from Melbourne life (bikes, tram tracks, shared houses and changing friendships) gradually becomes a broader reflection on relationships, lifestyles and belonging. The song demonstrates how Chasing Luena can take something ordinary and use it to ask a much bigger question.
“Never Call Me” takes a different route, exploring the uncertainty and tension that can exist when two people refuse to define their relationship. Instead of assigning blame to one side, the song allows both people to exist within the mess, keeping their distance, playing games, and avoiding accountability.
Then there’s “Duck Diving.” Produced by Niall Dunsmore, the track has emerged as a standout from Chasing Luena’s recent releases and offers another introduction to a band steadily finding its audience.
Taken together, these songs show a group interested in more than simply creating a particular sound. Their music is built around experiences, questions, and emotions that can remain complicated long after a song ends.
The band’s continued live activity and growing catalog suggest that this is only another stage in their development. Since performing together from 2022, Chasing Luena have continued to build their presence through festivals and support slots, creating a foundation for what comes next.
With a packed live history behind them and songs that aren’t afraid of uncomfortable emotional territory, Chasing Luena are building something far beyond individual releases.
