Dion Lunadon

Dion Lunadon
Birth name	Dion Palmer
Born	(1976-03-04) 4 March 1976 (age 48)
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Garage punk, garage rock, punk rock, noise rock, power pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, vocals
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Flying Nun, Festival Records, Hollywood Records, Sony Music Japan, Mute, Dead Oceans, Infectious Records, In The Red Records

Dion Lunadon (born 4 March 1976) is a New Zealand born musician. He is known for being the guitarist and singer of The D4 and bass player in A Place To Bury Strangers. He is also known for his high energy and often unpredictable stage presence.^[1]

Early life

Lunadon was born Dion Palmer^{[citation needed]} in Auckland, New Zealand.

Career

Lunadon played with a number of New Zealand bands, including The Snitches, Marty Sauce and The Source, Nothing at All! and The Rainy Days. He has also played bass and sang with The Scavengers at various reformation shows ^[2]

Lunadon was a member of the New Zealand rock band The D4, who produced 2 albums and several E.P.s and singles.^[3]

In 2009, Lunadon formed the band True Lovers.^[4][3]

In 2010, Lunadon joined New York noise rockers A Place To Bury Strangers. As well as regular stage performances,^[5] he played and wrote songs in this group on the albums Worship and Transfixation,^[6] the EP Onwards to the Wall^[7] and a number of other recordings.^[8]

In 2017 Lunadon released his debut solo album. In March 2020, Lunadon announced his departure from A Place To Bury Strangers. On June 10, 2022, Lunadon released his sophomore solo album Beyond Everything,^[9] followed by Systems Edge^[10] on November 14, 2023, both on In The Red Records.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1995: Nothing at All!, Nothing at All!
• 2001: 6twenty, The D4
• 2005: Out of My Head, The D4
• 2009: True Lovers, True Lovers
• 2012: Worship, A Place To Bury Strangers^[11]
• 2015: Transfixiation, A Place To Bury Strangers^[12]
• 2017: Dion Lunadon, Dion Lunadon^[13]
• 2018: Pinned, A Place To Bury Strangers^[14]
• 2022: Beyond Everything, Dion Lunadon^[15]
• 2023: Systems Edge, Dion Lunadon

EPs

• 1993: Loophole, Nothing at All!
• 1994: Busted, Nothing at All!
• 1999: The D4, The D4
• 2012: Onwards to the Wall, A Place To Bury Strangers^[16][17]
• 2013: Strange Moon, A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2019 ‘’Fuzz Club Sessions’’, A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2019 ‘’Ice Cream Sucks’’, A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2020: ‘’Schreien’’, Dion Lunadon

Singles

• 2000: "Ladies Man", The D4
• 2002: "Rock'n'Roll Motherfucker", The D4
• 2002: "Party", The D4
• 2002: "Come On!", The D4
• 2002: "Get Loose", The D4
• 2003: "Exit to the City", The D4
• 2004: "Sake Bomb", The D4
• 2005: "What I Want", The D4
• 2005: "Feel It Like It", The D4
• 2012: "Burning Plastic" / "Send Me Your Dreams", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2012: "You Are The One", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2012: "Leaving Tomorrow", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2012: "And I'm Up", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2012: "Less Artists More Condos Series", #1 split single with Ceremony, A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2013: "Raiser" 7", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2015: "We've Come So Far" 7", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2015: "Straight" 7", A Place To Bury Strangers
• 2016: "Com/Broke" 7", Dion Lunadon
• 2020: "When Will I Hold You Again", Dion Lunadon

References

1. "Review: A Place to Bury Strangers, 'Transfixiation'". Spin.com. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
2. "Dion Lunadon | NZ Musician | New Zealand Music Magazine". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
3. "D4 frontman reveals new band". Stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
4. [1]^{[dead link‍]}
5. "Live Review: A Place to Bury Strangers, Cymbals Eat Guitars at NYC’s Music Hall of Williamsburg (7/27)". Consequence of Sound, Zach Schonfeld, 30 July 2012
6. " A Place to Bury Strangers on the End of Death by Audio and Their New Album 'Transfixiation'". Vice 25 February 2015, John Norris
7. "A Place to Bury Strangers - Onwards To The Wall Album Review". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
8. Bowman, Patrick. "On the Record with Dion Lunadon of A Place to Bury Strangers | Music Features". Pghcitypaper.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
9. "Albums Of The Week: Dion Lunadon | Beyond Everything. Tinnitist, Darryl Sterdan
10. Christopher Anthony (29 November 2023). "Dion Lunadon: Systems Edge [Album Review]". The Fire Note. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
11. "A Place to Bury Strangers Feel the Noise". Under the Radar. 28 November 2012 By Lily Moayeri
12. "A Place to Bury Strangers on the End of Death by Audio and Their New Album 'Transfixiation'". Vice. 15 February 2015, John Norris
13. "A Place to Bury Strangers’ Dion Lunadon shares self-titled debut solo album: Stream'". Consequence Of Sound. 05 June 2017, Ben Kaye
14. "A Place to Bury Strangers announce new album, Pinned, share “Never Coming Back”: Stream'". Consequence Of Sound. 31 January 2018, Eddie Fu
15. "Listen To Dion Lunadon's New Album 'Beyond Everything': Stream'". Under The Radar. 10 June 2022, Chris Cudby
16. "A Place To Bury Strangers - Onwards to the Wall CDS". Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
17. Chase, Ted. "Dion Lunadon of A Place To Bury Strangers | QRO Magazine". Qromag.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.