"That"s the Price of Loving Me" marks Dean Wareham"s (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta) evocative return, rekindling his partnership with producer Kramer for the first time since Galaxie 500"s "This Is Our Music" in 1990. Recorded in six days in Los Angeles, the album is steeped in lush, haunting soundscapes, driven by Wareham"s signature reverb-soaked guitars and melancholic, dreamlike vocals. Britta Phillips joins on bass and harmonies, while Gabe Noel"s cello adds depth and tension. "Two takes yield more treasure than twenty," notes longtime friend Matt Fishbeck, as Kramer"s insistence on spontaneity infuses the project with raw immediacy.[info sheet from distr.]