Van Morrison - "Moondance" Rhino Reserve label_Makaveli Records Wiseacre comes across as a

Wiseacre comes across as a focused

their first full-length album and best distillation to date of their singular blend of psych-rock and jazz

released August 3

Representing Springsteen's effort to break into the mainstream

For the sessions

Van Morrison - "Moondance" Rhino Reserve label_Makaveli Records Wiseacre comes across as aMoondanceis the brighter, more accessible counterpart to Astral Weeks: Van Morrison's first major commercial success that keeps the earlier album's spiritual depth while shifting from bleak intensity to themes of renewal and redemption. Light, soulful, and jazz inflected, it celebrates nature and possibility from the nostalgic "And It Stoned Me" to the nocturnal title track and the optimism of "Brand New Day." Highlights include the incantatory