'Close Cover' seems reversed

For the last 12 years, Luna has succeeded by staying in the background, reinventing and perfecting their dream pop song craft. Each of the EP's five original songs present a well-scripted, consistent dose of the bands trademark sonic texture. From the opening track, the listener is plunged into a fervent atmosphere of reflective guitar tones atop a layer of washy soundscapes. With only occasional harmony and double tracking, Dean Wareham's vocals are characteristically dry and breathy throughout the entire set. The combination of Wareham's vocals and precise acoustic guitar work provides a sparse backbone on which the fluid chorus of guitars and pedal steel circulate. Apart from the album's aggressive opening track, the majority of the disc is quite gentle and soothing, only peaking during sporadic instrumental breaks. It is during these breaks that Lee Wall's drumming really comes to the forefront, lifting the whole of the band beyond its calm restraints. Being that the release is only an EP, it's not surprising to find two covers packaged in among the five originals. A take on The Rolling Stones' "Waiting on a Friend" is particularly uninspired, conceivably tarnishing a disc that otherwise would be excellent from front to back.