This is a compilation of covers from the Galaxie 500 and Luna discographies, which started as a project of members of the Galaxie 500 mailing list.
Ten songs covered by various musicians none of them particularly known but most of them with already a certain background as musicians evolving in the indie scene and heavily nostalgic of a certain indie pop idea.
The project of covers of Galaxie 500 and Luna should not being misinterpreted, as it is very directly as a kind of tribute to Dean Wareham as a performer and songwriter. There are no real traces from the slowcore or dreamy aspects of Galaxie 500, no real genuflexion towards Naomi or Damon, the two other members of the trio.
Don’t expect something to discover something innovative or very special or original on this record. Instead it’s a very nostalgic records of a certain style of indie music from the late eighties to the early nineties and the work of indie craftsmen more than the work of precursors.
Once this has been said, “Decomposing” features a lot of successful exercises in style. A few contributors have tried to add beats, keyboards or organ but most of them are completely faithful to the originals. So this is a compilation of irreducible fans of Dean Wareham towards irreducible fans of his songwriting. But there are a few gems, “Flowers” by John Fiebke almost rivals with the Galaxie 500 version, “Strange” by Thomas Barrasso is now a moving and poignant folk song, “Cold Night” by Ron Harrity (Nord Express) is delicate and vaporous, “Bewitched” by Jason McLaughlin has got a psychedelic synth-vibe, and “This time around” by The Apollo Generation has got a New Zealand atmosphere (remember The Bats, The Clean or The Chills).
Nice and pleasant but not exceptional, available as a free download, it’s worth a few listens.
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