Dean & Britta is a musical duo consisting of

Dean Wareham Dean Wareham (born 1 August 1963) is an American musician and actor who formed the band Galaxie 500 in 1987. He left Galaxie 500 in April 1991 and founded the band Luna. Since Luna's breakup in 2005, Wareham has released albums with fellow Lun ...

and

Britta Phillips Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress. Phillips' music career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the singing voice of the title character ...

, both former members of

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...

. Wareham had formed Luna in 1991 after leaving his first band,

Galaxie 500 Galaxie 500 was an American alternative rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums: ''Today'', '' On Fire'' and '' This Is Our Music''. The band was made up of guitarist/vocalist Dean Wareham, drummer Damon K ...

. Phillips joined Luna in 2000, replacing bassist

Justin Harwood Justin Harwood is a New Zealand bass guitarist, notable for his work with several indie rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s, The Chills, Luna, and Tuatara. He worked alongside New Zealand's Martin Phillipps (The Chills), Dean Wareham (Galaxie 5 ...

History

Their first album started out as a Wareham solo project, but when he heard Phillips' demos, he asked her to join him. ''L'Avventura'' was produced by

Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

and released on

Jetset Records Jetset Records was a New York-based indie rock record label. Founded by Shelley Maple in 1996, the label's first release was a reissue of German punk rock band The Golden Lemons' fourth album, ''Punkrock''. The label has released music by a vari ...

in 2003, under the name "Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham". After hearing the album,

Peter Kember Peter Kember (born 19 November 1965), also known by his stage name Sonic Boom, is an English singer and record producer. He was a founding member, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of alternative rock band Spacemen 3, lasting from 1982 until ...

(a.k.a. Sonic Boom) fell in love with it and did a remix mini-LP, ''Sonic Souvenirs'', also released on Jetset Records. After Luna broke up in 2005, Dean & Britta spent the next year working on film scores, most notably for

Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach () (born September 3, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for making witty and intellectual comedies set in New York City and has often been compared to writer-directors such as Woody Allen and Whit Sti ...

's movie, ''

The Squid and the Whale ''The Squid and the Whale'' is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorc ...

'', and promoting the documentary film of Luna's farewell tour ''

Tell Me Do You Miss Me Luna is an American rock band formed in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500. Described by ''Rolling Stone'' as "the best band you’ve never heard of," Luna combine intricate guitar work, traditional rock r ...

''. They were married during the recording of their album ''Back Numbers'', also produced by Visconti, and simplified their band name to "Dean & Britta". ''Back Numbers'' was released on

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

in February 2007, followed by a limited edition EP, ''Words You Used to Say''. In 2006, Dean and Britta did a Take-Away Show video session, shot by

Vincent Moon Vincent Moon (real name Mathieu Saura, born 25 August 1979) is an independent filmmaker, photographer, and sound artist from Paris. He was the main director of the Blogotheque's Take Away Shows, a web-based project recording field work music vid ...

. In 2008, Dean & Britta covered

The Cure The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...

's "Friday I'm In Love" for American Laundromat Records' tribute compilation ''Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to The Cure''.

Discography

Studio albums

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L'Avventura ''L'Avventura'' ( en, "The Adventure") is a 1960 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Developed from a story by Antonioni with co-writers Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra, the film is about the disappearance of a young woman ( ...

'' (2003) *''

Back Numbers ''Back Numbers'' is the second album by Dean & Britta, released in 2007. Track listing All tracks by Dean & Britta except where noted. # "Singer Sing" – 4:15 # "Words You Used to Say" – 4:21 # "Wait for Me" – 3:40 # "You Turned My He ...

'' (2007) *'' 13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests'' (2010) *''Quarantine Tapes'' (2020)

EPs

*''Sonic Souvenirs'' (2004) *''Words You Used to Say'' (2006) *''Variations'' (2008)

Soundtracks

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Tenure Tenure is a category of academic appointment existing in some countries. A tenured post is an indefinite academic appointment that can be terminated only for cause or under extraordinary circumstances, such as financial exigency or program disco ...

'' (2009) *''

Mistress America ''Mistress America'' is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Noah Baumbach. It was written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, and stars Gerwig and Lola Kirke. The film was released on August 14, 2015, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Plot College fre ...

'' (2015)

References

External links

Article from NPR's 'World Cafe' program

Dean and Britta on MySpace''Men's Vogue'' interview with Dean and BrittaKevchino Interview with Dean & BrittaInterview with Dean Wareham on Crikey.com.au
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