I suspect Lake South may be better known as the main dude behind the now defunct
electro-popsters Urbantramper, or as Lake Davineer, who forms one half of the popular
Wellington Sea Shanty Society. But his tune ‘Good Keen Man’ did receive a
fair amount of exposure in the not too distant past when it was nominated as a finalist
in the prestigious Silver Scroll songwriting awards.
‘Good Keen Man’ is one of the album’s
highlights, but look out too for ‘Renters’, a wry lament on the state of the
residential property market here in New Zealand, and ‘Binge Drinking & DH
Lawrence’, which features the backing vocals of one Nadia Reid.
There’s some good stuff here – strong
lyrics, great hooks, immaculate production, a lovely folky feel, and I
especially love that distinctive local vocal twang.
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