LN is a slowcore band from Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 that has released several albums and EPs on California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

-based independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 Velvet Blue Music

Velvet Blue Music

Velvet Blue Music is an independent record label founded in 1996 by Jeff Cloud . They are a label that has prided itself on a completely independent nature and DIY ethics while also living up to these same qualities...

. LN is primarily the work of artist Gary Murray.

Name

LN was originally short for Love Neptune. The name was shortened because Velvet Blue Music was already associated with the bands Starflyer 59

Starflyer 59

Starflyer 59 is an alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including...

and Jupiter James, and it was felt that the addition of Love Neptune to the roster would make it too spacey.

Beginning in 2006, Gary Murray began releasing music on his own name.

Albums

• Novel (2001, Velvet Blue Music)
• Dirt Floor Hotel Part 1 (2005, Velvet Blue Music)
• Dirt Floor Hotel Part 2 (2005, Velvet Blue Music)

EPs

• Cool September Skies (1996, Velvet Blue Music)
• Plum Brook (1999, Velvet Blue Music)
• Imaginary Cars (2000, Velvet Blue Music)
• Gravity Gun (2005, Velvet Blue Music)
• Drawn by Swans (2005, Velvet Blue Music)
• The Revenant Waltz (2006, Velvet Blue Music) (as Gary Murray)
• Downstream Angels (2008, Velvet Blue Music) (as Gary Murray & LN)

7"

• Without Your Song (2005, Velvet Blue Music)
• Friends Who Play Guitar (2006, Clerestory AV) (split 7" with Gary Murray and MAP)