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Romantica - Luna
  • Band Name: Luna
  • Record Label: Jetset
  • Release Date: Apr 23, 2002
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76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: Luna's sixth studio album is their first on new label Jetset, and also their first (aside from Luna Live!) to feature Brita Phillips on bass (replacing Justin Harwood, and leaving Dean Wareham as the sole founding member remaining). The all-star production team of Gene Holder and Dave Fridmann were behind the boards for these 12 new tracks.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    Romantica charges out of the gate with a new vigor, brightness, and sensitivity that, in retrospect, hasn't really come together within one package for them since maybe Bewitched.
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    Largely standard Luna fare: smooth, loungey, literate alt-pop with quirky yet instantly moving melodies. [Apr 2002, p.79]
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  3. Blender
    60
    Romantica is Luna's most energetic record ever. Which isn't saying much. [Apr/May 2002, p.115]
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  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. DigbyIgby
    10
    Dude, without a doubt!
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  2. JudsonG
    9
    It's a shame that Metacritic doesn't appear to be rating CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING, the folow up EP to Romantica - and an EP culled from its covers and b-sides sessions. Both releases are fantastic. That an album that, in any way, spawns material this good says one thing, but the caliber of said spawned material being this good is truly astounding. You need both off these if you have any taste for quality rock.… Expand
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  3. Romulus
    9
    A Fabulous Album
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