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Dean Wareham & Cheval Sombre – “Wayfaring Stranger” Video

2413 days ago
StereogumFormer Galaxie 500 and Luna musician Dean Wareham always has some kind of project in the works. Back in 2014 he released his self-titled full-length, and in 2015 he co-composed the soundtrack to Noah Baumbach's coming of age dramedy Mistress America.... more info

SALES – “Off And On”

2591 days ago
StereogumSALES are an indie pop duo from Orlando, and their music is hushed and stripped-bare and oddly ritualistic. Their sound is somewhere between Galaxie 500 and the xx, with the dreaminess of the former, the rhythmic sophistication of the latter, and the... more info

Damon Krukowski :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

2633 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardIn his book The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World, Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 and Damon & Naomi casts a widescreen lens on the digital landscape, in search of the answer to the question “What elements of the analog world... more info

40 From 40: 1988

2742 days ago
Sweeping The NationWhat sort of year was 1988? A Don't Worry Be Happy, biggest selling international albums of the year all being released in 1987, Glenn Medeiros, I Owe You Nothing kind of year. On the other hand, and results may vary on whether these were strictl... more info

Stream Britta Phillips Luck Or Magic

3262 days ago
StereogumBritta Phillips started off her career as the singing voice of Jem, the ’80s cartoon-fantasy pop star. Then she played bass in Luna. That’s a pretty wide swing! More recently, she’s been half of Dean & Britta with her husband, the former Galaxi... more info

Waxahatchee – “La Loose” Video

3408 days ago
StereogumWe just named Waxahatchee’s Ivy Tripp one of the best albums of the year, and today she’s shared a video for standout track “La Loose.” It was directed by Galaxie 500’s Naomi Yang, and features Katie Crutchfield walking around in a field pi... more info

Luna released 1991 demos to help raise money for Terry Tolkin, the man who signed them (and is very ill)

3564 days ago
Brooklyn VeganWhen Galaxie 500 broke up in 1991, Dean Wareham signed to Elektra where his friend Terry Tolkin was doing A&R. He made a five-song demo with Mercury Rev's Jimmy Chamberlain and The Clean's Hamish Kilgour playing drums... all songs... more info

Luna announce North American reunion tour (3 NYC shows)

3616 days ago
Brooklyn VeganLuna in Spain in April Luna, the band Dean Wareham formed after the breakup of Galaxie 500, are reunited this year, and they've already toured Europe and played a single LA show. Now a lengthier North American tour has finally... more info

Watch 6 Songs From Luna’s First Concert In 10 Years

3640 days ago
StereogumThe gauzy New York guitar band Luna never seemed to burst with importance, the way Luna frontman Dean Wareham’s previous band Galaxie 500 did. But Luna were just a ridiculously good band in ways that never really demanded attention. If you ever saw... more info

Twerps streaming new album 'Range Anxiety' (listen)

3724 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby Bill Pearis Twerps' new album, Range Anxiety, will be out next week via Merge/Chapter Music and it's one of my favorite 2015 records (so far). This is rambly/shambly indie rock in the grand tradition of The Clean, Galaxie 500,... more info

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