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Photo by Laura Moreau The legendary Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500, Dean & Britta) is set to release his fourth solo album and has released the title track. "That's the Price of Loving Me" kind of sounds like if Wareham had been releasing music in the 60's. The song has a conga rhythm and vintage Moog synthesizers which makes the song have a delightfully 60's crooner sound. Of course, this is a Dean Wareham song, so there is plenty of vintage indie rock sounds to balance the entire thing out. "That's the Price of Loving Me" is a beautiful and fun song from one of our all time favorite artists. Plus, what more do you want from a song than a killer Moog solo? Dean Wareham says of his latest single: “‘That’s the Price of Loving Me’ is about our life on the road but also a dream I had about our tour manager and dear friend Kiko, who passed away a couple years ago; he drove us around Europe in his Mercedes Sprinter with red zebra upholstery." Yo...

Photo by Laura Moreau If you're here, you most likely know and love the music of Dean Wareham. The man is a living legend of indie rock, and has been making music since the late 1980's, first with Galaxie 500 and currently with Dean & Britta and Luna. Now he's set to release a new solo album, which sees him working with producer Kramer for the first time since Galaxie 500's This is Our Music  all the way back in 1990. The first single from that album, "You Were the Ones I Had to Betray," is going to be perfect for any existing fans of Wareham's music along with anyone looking for a jumping on point. It's a little more folk-esque than we typically hear from Wareham, but there's also enough of the trademark dream pop and slowcore sounds that Wareham helped pioneer. Plus, Wareham's music just has that little something special that makes it all him, and "You Were the Ones I Had to Betray" is no exception. Dean Wareham says of his late...

Photo by Lenny Gilmore With just a week before the release of Melkbelly's debut album, we have another new track to check out. "Off the Lot" is an aggressive, noisy quick burst at just over 2:00 long. "Kid Kreative" didn't quite explode into the noise I wanted it to, "Middle Of" did while still being kind of poppy, but "Off the Lot" is just noise. It reminds me of the kind of Sonic Youth song that only Kim Gordon would write, but the weird thing is there is this bizarre feeling of catchiness and just the slightest hints of melody throughout the song to keep it reigned in enough to not be just another noise rock song. This is making me long for next week. You can watch the video for "Off the Lot" below. Melkbelly's debut album, Nothing Valley , will be out October 13 on Wax Nine/Carpark. You can pre-order your copy here . For more on Melkbelly, check out their website . Fri. Oct. 13 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideo...