too much hat-tipping?
this sounds exactly like the velvet underground. but since when was that a bad thing???
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Chinatown is perfect
The album might not be as good as Bewitched, but it is very strong nonetheless. Chinatown, in particular, is a perfectly constructed pop song, on par with Heart of Glass by Blondie or I Am A Scientist by Guided By Voices. If that's doesn't move you, then you should go away from this place.
I'd Say Start Here
It's on Rolling Stone's Best Albums of the 90's for a reason - postmodern bliss! Luna has a trademark loungy, smirky sound, and here they really find their groove. Every Luna album has sublime moments, but there are more than usual here.
I love this album.
Maybe you had to be there, but this was pretty much my most-played album of 1996. For what that's worth. Plentiful drug references . . . maybe that was why.
Luna with Tom Verlaine
You can definitely hear the trademark guitar and it fits well with this band.
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