Mar. 24, 2010 - Issue #753: Zion I
Mergers & Acquisitions
Scott Lanaway {recordings_bands_mg} Mergers & Acquisitions {/recordings_bands_mg}
Independent, 2010
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Toronto's Scott Lanaway has the inside track on that laid-back but densely worded, Tears For Fears-esque kind of jam that couldn't exactly find a place in a club but is perfect for gathering around a turntable in your parents' basement with a few friends. Lanaway doesn't stop there, infusing his music with rocksteady and some subtle doo-wop sounds. It's a record that floats all over the place in terms of rhythms but is grounded by its tones, both musical and vocal, which carry with them a kind of seriousness that underpins even the album's most ridiculous track, the island-influenced "Oprah, God Wants You To Have a Private Jet."
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