ARTIST: Dean & Britta
TITLE: Back Numbers
LABEL: Zoe Records
GENRE: Folk
BITRATE: 198 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 44min total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-02-27
RIP DATE: 2007-01-09
Track List
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01. Singer Sing 4:15
02. Words You Used To Say 4:21
03. Wait For Me 3:40
04. You Turned My Head Around 3:34
05. Teen Angel 3:21
06. White Horses 5:12
07. Me & My Babies 3:30
08. Say Goodnight 3:52
09. Crystal Blue R.I.P. 3:37
10. The Sun Is Still Sunny 4:26
11. Our Love Will Still Be There 4:22
Release Notes:
Dean and Britta will release their newest CD "Back Numbers" on
2.27.06, which gives you plenty of time to check out a sampling at
their Zoe Records site or go to their MySpace page to hear what all
the much-deserved fuss is about.
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips have been constructing Frenchified
frosted sparkling pop gems since the release of their 2003 ep
L'Avventura and making music since before the breakup of Luna in
2003--of which both were members. At times, Back Numbers reminds me of
the unnderrated and nearly forgotton PJ Harvey/John Parrish dance hal
at louse point released in 1996, and at times it's reminiscent of the
Serge Gainsbourg-written Bonnie & Clyde or Dusty Springfield or Nancy
Sinatra or ... a Barbarella-esque Jane Fonda floating in her plastic
bubble starship with a natty striped cape, glittered tights, and a ray
gun.
So much music is coming out now from couples who do moody Who's Afraid
of Virginia Woolf-laden lyrics over emo-pouty music and some may blow
off Dean and Britta for just that reason. But unlike those other acts,
Dean & Britta's bouncy, string-syrupy chords work beyond the lyrics
and could stand alone on Back Numbers. Fans of Galaxie 500 (of which I
was/am a huge fan), will recognize the simple watery guitar and the
soothing overspeak of the Phillips-Wareham juicy coupling. I cannot
stop listening to this CD, especially on sunny days when I need to
supersize the good vibes in the universe.