Dean Wareham’s experimental dream pop group Luna have been pretty quiet since 2017. That year, they released an EP called A Place Of Greater Safety, as well as a covers album called A Sentimental Education. The covers included Fleetwood Mac's "One Together," Mink DeVille's "Let Me Dream If I Want To," and the Cure's "Fire In Cairo," which was shared with a music video starring Rose McGowan. Now, the group is back with something new.
Luna have a new single out today through the Sonic Cathedral singles club. The A-side features their cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something In The Air" with Sean Eden on vocals, originally released last fall. The B-side is an instrumental comprising two songs, "The Oort Cloud/Kuiper Belt." Both instrumentals are haunting and spacey in atmosphere. The first starts with an expansive horizon and descends into soft rock territory. The second is a bit funkier and psychedelic. It's got a quicker tempo as guitar twangs echo out past the space occupied by the jamming drums.
Luna have also announced a set of shows where they’ll play full albums -- 1993’s Bewitched, 1995’s Penthouse, or their 1992 debut album, Lunapark, as well. Those dates can be found below.
Check out "The Oort Cloud/Kuiper Belt" below, where you can also hear the Thunderclap Newman cover.
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TOUR DATES:
10/01 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/02 - East Greenwich, RI @ The Greenwich Odeum (playing ‘Bewitched’)
10/03 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
10/04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/05 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/07 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/08 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (playing ‘Lunapark’)
10/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (playing ‘Bewitched’)
10/11 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/12 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hallying ‘Lunapark’)
10/13 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/15 - Toronto, Canada @ Lee’s Palace (playing ‘Penthouse’)
10/16 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
10/17 - Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
10/18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Hall (playing ‘Lunapark’)
10/19 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom (playing ‘Bewitched’)
10/20 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom (playing ‘Penthouse’)
"The Oort Cloud/Kuiper Belt" is out now through the Sonic Cathedral singles club.
