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Nov 13, 2017A 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.
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Under The RadarOct 17, 2017While some fans may bemoan the lack of original material, this is too wonderful of a listen for such complaints. [Jul - Sep 2017, p.58]
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Sep 21, 2017As 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.
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Sep 21, 2017It 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.
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MagnetOct 17, 2017The 10 tunes evoke nothing but a good, unusually brisk-feeling and '70s-like Luna record. [No. 147, p.58]
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Sep 21, 2017The performances here stick too closely to the source material to offer anything truly exciting or gripping.