In the tradition of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood, and Serge Gainsbourg and  Jane Birkin, Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham bring you “L’Avventura”, a  record that is sly, silky, sexy and... romantic. Singing together and apart,  Dean and Britta have created a distinctive collection of originals and  classic songs that evoke the warm breeze of spring and amour.
 
The dreamy and multi-talented Britta Phillips has been playing with Luna for three years. She is known to some as the singing voice of the cartoon character Jem, she  acted alongside Julia Roberts in the film, Satisfaction, and was also a member of the UK-based band Belltower. Dean Wareham led the legendary indie band Galaxie 500, before forming Luna in 1992.
 
Tony Visconti produced many of the greatest rock records ever made, he is known for his amazing work with David Bowie and T.Rex, as well as Thin Lizzy, the Stranglers and the Moody Blues, but this could be the best record he has made in many years. Tony plays additional guitar and keyboard on this record, and contributed a number of sweeping string arrangements.
 
“Working with Tony Visconti was great,” says Dean. “He is like a scientist, he knows exactly how to solve every problem that you encounter in the studio, and got me to sing better than I ever have... I confess that I was very nervous when David Bowie dropped by. He gave us a few suggestions, but mostly entertained us with some amusing stories.”
 
Dean and Britta wrote a handful of beautiful new songs for the record. “Nightnurse” is the shimmering duet that opens the record, complete with Dean’s tasteful guitars and Britta’s smooth bass style, and a splendiferous string arrangement. Like sugar and medicine, Britta and Dean’s voices mesh together in the most delightful way. “Ginger Snaps” is another duet, with the feel of early disco, a simple beatbox, dirty fake strings, pseudo-funky guitar and Dean’s sly wordage. The overall effect is irresistible