THE AQUARIAN
cd reviews • Sept. 2004
Al Muzer
High Noon

   Expanding their cinema-scopic surf sound by grafting bits of country, Vegas lounge, 60's girl group, and Luna-like guitar excursions into an already exciting mix, The Lost Patrol make touring drummer Seth Clifford a permanent member alongside multi-instrumentalist Stephen Masucci, new acoustic guitarist Michael Williams, and vocalist/guitarist Danielle Kimak Stauss. Another outstanding collection of music that completely captures the sound, feel and, more importantly, the mood sought by The Lost Patrol, highlights include: the Luna-does-Shadowy Men surf barrage of "Deep Stage"; a mournfully misty "Far, Far Away" (beamed in on a time-warped signal from a 1961 radio broadcast including The Chantels?); a shiveringly hypnotic "Neon Cowgirl"; and a truly definitive version of the James Bond theme song, "You Only Live Twice". ~ Al Muzer

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