Luna- Romantica

Label: Recordshop

Reissued 8/7/2026, Originally released 2002

Exclusive InkSplosion Transparent Blue with White Explosion Variant - newly remastered reissue from Wax Mage Productions: Romantica -- Luna's sixth album. This was a tumultuous period for the band, who found themselves without a label following the declared bankruptcy of their previous label, Jericho Records, who had signed the band after Elektra let them go. Justin Harwood had departed midway through the touring for The Days of Our Nights and was replaced by Britta Phillips, who had previously toured with Ben Lee, and was formerly the singing voice of Jem (Jem & the Holograms). In this period Wareham and Phillips became romantically involved and you can likely hear that in the songs. The band found a new manager, David Whitehead, and signed to a new label (Jetset). Wareham wrote ten songs, Sean Eden contributed a couple also: "Black Champagne" and "Rememories." They made the trek each day from lower Manhattan to Jolly Roger Studios in Hoboken, where the songs were recorded with Gene Holder (dB's). They then traveled to Tarbox Road Studios in upstate NY where Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, Flaming Lips) mixed and did additional production work. Romantica was released by Jetset Records (in the USA) and Beggar's Banquet (in Europe) in April, 2002. Now on Wax Mage Records with new vinyl master by Scott Hull of Masterdisk.

Track listing:

1. Lovedust
   
2. Weird & Woozy
   
3. Black Postcards
   
4. Black Champagne
   
5. Swedish Fish
   
6. Renee is Crying
   
7. Mermaid Eyes
   
8. 1995
   
9. Rememories
   
10. Dizzy
    
11. Orange Peel
    
12. Romantica