Luna's previous album, 1997's Pup Tent , replaced the band's memorable guitar pop with edgy rock. It also proved to be the band's first creative misstep. Pup Tent' s dumb rock.
Days begins strongly.
Sadly, Luna's glow wanes near Day's End . The last few tunes, though far from bad, are comparatively forgettable. But for most of Days , when Luna laughs, we laugh with them. My jaw dropped with disappointment at first listen, and at second. There's a back story to Crooner , and it involves Nascimento's youthful alter ego Bituca, the boy in short pants who played in Brazilian cover bands during the early '60s.