![]() But while the solid, Jim James-produced new record is the ostensible reason for the tour, that doesn’t mean Wareham has it in him to say something like, “This is a song from the new album.” Unless you were familiar with the new LP, released last month, it wasn’t always entirely clear whether you were hearing a new song or an unfamiliar old one. ![]() ![]() The tone is dry and bemused, much like the dreamy, Velvet Underground-beholden songs that remain his signature.Ĭurrently on a small-theater tour in support of his first LP under his own name, Wareham fronted a four-piece band that included his wife and frequent collaborator, Britta Phillips, on bass, harmony vocals and occasional keyboard. ![]() In his memoir and autobiography, Black Postcards, Dean Wareham recounts the mundaneness, indignities and brief moments of transcendence he experienced as the leader of two critically lauded indie rock bands, beginning in the late ’80s with Galaxie 500. ![]()
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