ISBN 978-1-59005-592-2
Hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 92 pages, 57 four color plates

“One of the great New York guitar sophisticates.” — Rolling Stone

Hearing Voices is a collection of lyrics by songwriting great Dean Wareham. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Wareham moved to New York City as a teenager, in August 1977. It was here, in high school, that he met future bandmates Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang. All three went on to attend Harvard University, and in 1987 founded Galaxie 500, for which Wareham was the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter. Galaxie 500 released three albums (for Rough Trade) between 1987 and 1991 that have only grown in stature and influence. Wareham’s next band Luna recorded seven albums for Elektra and Beggar’s Banquet (including Penthouse, on Rolling Stone’s list of best albums of the 90s), followed by four albums as Dean & Britta (with wife Britta Phillips), and three simply as Dean Wareham, including his most recent album I Have Nothing to Say to the Mayor of L.A.

Hearing Voices is the first published collection of his lyrics, and is the result of a unique collaboration with the artist Ed Templeton, who created the illustrations for the book. Ed Templeton’s drawings, paintings and photographs have been widely exhibited and published in the United States, Europe and Asia. Hearing Voices is his fifth title with Nazraeli Press. The lyrics presented here span Dean’s entire career from Galaxie 500 and Luna to his recent solo work.

“Wareham always sounds like Dean Wareham—vulnerable, weary, faintly comical, unhoodwinkable—with a singing style heavily indebted to punk and post-punk, and an approach to the electric guitar that is lyrical without being showoffy.” — Rick Moody

“For erudite wit and dream tuneage, you won’t find better.” — Mojo Magazine

“Dean’s catalogue contains unimpeachable masterpieces.” — Uncut Magazine

“Galaxie 500 were the ultimate cult group, a band who set the stage for the indie scene of the 21st century.” — Bookforum

A special edition of 250 copies, signed by Dean Wareham and Ed Templeton, hand-numbered, and presented in a custom made slipcased, is available here >

A deluxe edition of 40 copies, signed by Dean Wareham and Ed Templeton and featuring an original drawing by Ed Templeton on the title page, is also available. The deluxe edition is limited to 40 signed and numbered copies presented in a custom slipcase. Available here >