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| | Luna: Rendezvous: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | After 13 years and seven studio albums, bandleader Dean Wareham decided it was time to cap his second band's run while it was still riding high and avoid a potential acrimonious breakdown, such as the one that felled his legendary first band, Galaxie 500. |
 | | As it is, Luna's original rhythm section of ex-Chills bassist Justin Harwood and ex-Feelies drummer Stanley Demeski-- which, along with Wareham, had afforded Luna a sort of indie rock supergroup status-- departed in the late 90s, precipitating a gradual shift in the band's music toward the middle of the road. |
 | | Wareham could never be accused of being a gifted vocalist but at this stage of his life, he's learned to tailor what he sings to fit his natural instrument, and his relaxed, steady nonchalance puts the right spin on his lyrical wit and self-deprecation. |
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