Romantica (album)

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Romantica
Romantica.jpg
Studio album by
Luna
ReleasedApril 23, 2002
Genre Indie pop, indie rock
Length44:24
Label Jetset [1]
Producer Dave Fridmann, Gene Holder
Luna chronology
Luna Live
(2001)		Romantica
(2002)		 Close Cover Before Striking
(2002)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media 7.8/10 [6]
Spin 7/10 [7]
Stylus Magazine 8.0/10 [8]

Romantica is the sixth album by American alternative rock band Luna, released in 2002. [9]

Contents

Production

The album was produced and mixed by Gene Holder and Dave Fridmann. [9]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "there are some subtle advancements here, like the overall production style of knob-twister Dave Fridmann, who has isolated Wareham's languorous vocals more dramatically than on any previous release." [10]

Track listing

All lyrics by Dean Wareham, music by Luna, except where noted.

  1. "Lovedust" – 4:00
  2. "Weird and Woozy" – 3:12
  3. "Black Postcards" – 5:12
  4. "Black Champagne" (lyrics by Sean Eden, Wareham) – 3:34
  5. "Swedish Fish" – 2:54
  6. "Renée Is Crying" – 3:13
  7. "Mermaid Eyes" – 3:31
  8. "1995" – 2:17
  9. "Rememories" (lyrics by Eden, Wareham) – 4:26
  10. "Dizzy" – 3:37
  11. "Orange Peel" – 3:11
  12. "Romantica" – 5:12

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References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 370.
  2. ↑ "Romantica by Luna". Metacritic . Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. ↑ Samuelson, Sam. "Romantica - Luna". AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ↑ Bertin, Michael (2006-03-16). "The Austin Chronicle Music: Phases and Stages". The Austin Chronicle . Archived from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2018-01-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Album: Luna: Romantica". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ↑ Mitchum, Rob (2002-04-22). "Luna: Romantica Album Review". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  7. ↑ Greenwald, Andy (June 2002). "Reviews". Spin . SPIN Media LLC. pp. 105–7.
  8. ↑ Neyfakh, Leon. "Romantica". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 2002-08-19. Retrieved 2018-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. 1 2 "Luna | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. ↑ "Luna Romantica". exclaim.ca.


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