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  • Summary: The New York City indie rock band return after breaking up in 2005 with an album of covers that includes songs by such artist as David Bowie, The Cure, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Mercury Rev, Rolling Stones, and YES.
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  1. Sep 21, 2017
    80
    As is the case with much of A Sentimental Education, both of those songs [Bob Dylan's "Most of the Time" and Mercury Rev's "Car Wash Hair"] find Luna deftly straddling the line between deep reverence and inspired reclamation, a perfect balance that renders each track a new addition to the band's own storied oeuvre.
  2. Under The Radar
    Oct 17, 2017
    80
    While some fans may bemoan the lack of original material, this is too wonderful of a listen for such complaints. [Jul - Sep 2017, p.58]
  3. Nov 13, 2017
    80
    A Sentimental Education’s grab-bag of exquisite curios upholds a flair for the art of the cover that previously saw songs from Bonnie And Clyde to Neon Lights Lunafied, to echo the title of the band’s own 2006 covers release.
  4. Sep 21, 2017
    75
    It doesn’t hurt that every song given the Luna treatment--mellow, reverb-y guitars, Dean Wareham’s winning deadpan vocals--pretty much becomes a Luna song.
  5. Magnet
    Oct 17, 2017
    70
    The 10 tunes evoke nothing but a good, unusually brisk-feeling and '70s-like Luna record. [No. 147, p.58]
  6. Sep 21, 2017
    68
    The performances here stick too closely to the source material to offer anything truly exciting or gripping.
  7. Sep 21, 2017
    60
    As a whole, if more of this album tinkered with their inspirations, it would have made A Sentimental Education more memorable.
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