2004-12-12
Long live post-punk.Dean Wareham and the crew continue to channel the Velvet Underground on their seventh and final studio album Rendezvous, a collection of delightful and pretty songs, with unabashed alt-country chords. Yes, they’re older, their distortion a little softer, but it’s still Luna, whose very existence arguably birthed Radiohead, the Breeders, the Walkmen, and the list goes on. (One curious note: #2 “Cindy Tastes of Barbecue” really tastes of Cornershop’s “Brimful of Asha,” but I am digressing from my mission…) To my ear, Wareham’s falsetto sounds disarmingly like Neil Young, but I guess I've dropped enough names for one review.
A sad note: Wareham says the band is retiring in 2005. Something about shaking too many hands, too many germs and rock and roll is killing his/their life. Oh yes, he also cites the expanding universe. For more, www.fuzzywuzzy.com
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SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
BOB DYLAN
Modern Times
EL SPORTIVO AND THE BLOOZ
Nights and Weekends
THE WEAKERTHANS
Reunion Tour
PAUL THORN
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED
Robert Gordon
I'M COMING HOME
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