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May 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Luna: A Sentimental Education

Luna A Sentimental Education Double Feature When Luna reformed we were treated to a spectacular show – and now the band’s return to recording, roughly a decade and a half after its last official release sees this charming set of record-collection pop and rock covers. Often there can be an underwhelming feeling attached to a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Sentimental Education, A Sentimental Journey, Album Review, Covers, Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham, Luna, Luna: A Sentimental Education, Reunion, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Britta Phillips: Luck Or Magic

Britta Phillips Luck Or Magic Double Feature For the last two decades Britta Phillips has partnered with Dean Wareham to provide a great range of music across the “dream-pop” spectrum, first as half of Luna, and then as the duo Dean & Britta. There they mixed covers and originals and worked on commissioned soundtracks for […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged ABBA, Agnetha Faltskog, Album Review, Britta Phillips, Covers, Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham, Dennis Wilson, Drive, Evie Sands, Fallin' In Love, Fleetwood Mac, Lana Del Rey, Landslide, Luck Or Magic, Luna, Melody's Echo Chamber, Nancy Sinatra, One Fine Summer Morning, Originals, Sebastien Tellier, Soundtrack, The Cars, Wrap Your Arms Around Me ·

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July 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Luna reunion: Two NZ Shows Announced (Sept, 2015)

Luna has reformed and will play two New Zealand shows in September, Auckland’s Tuning Fork on September 19 and Wellington’s MOON, September 22. Luna is one of several musical projects featuring the talented Dean Wareham. New Zealand born, Wareham was raised in Australia and America, he didn’t play in the city of his birth until […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 13 Most Beautiful, 2015, Auckland, Britta Phillips, Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham, Gig Preview, Lee Wall, Live Shows, Luna, Luna reunion: Two NZ Shows Announced (Sept, MOON, NZ Tour, Promo, Reunion, Sean Eden, Tuning Fork, Wellington ·

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April 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Dean Wareham: Dean Wareham

Dean Wareham Dean Wareham Double Feature There aren’t many who can boast the consistency of Dean Wareham; certainly not from anyone who has been in the game as long as he has – through Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta and across soundtrack work and now a (belated) solo career. But boast is one thing […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Britta Phillips, Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham, Debut Album, Eponymous, Galaxie 500, Jason Quever, Jim James, Luna, My Morning Jacket, Papercuts, S/T ·

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November 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Dean Wareham: Emancipated Hearts

Dean Wareham Emancipated Hearts Double Feature From Galaxie 500 to Luna to Dean & Britta and then from under that moniker a range of soundtracks and soundscapes, Dean Wareham has covered some ground – while essentially mining versions of the same sound – for a quarter of a century. So it’s strange to finally hear […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham, Emancipated Hearts, EP, Galaxie 500, Jason Quever, Lou Reed, Luna, Mini-Album, Papercuts, VU ·

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