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Off Like A Prom Dress

   On the cunningly titled Off Like A Prom Dress, The Lost Patrol provide the perfect soundtrack for a long summer drive when you just want to sit back and space out. This trio has no proper kit drummer, and instead relies rather heavily on programming and drum machines, countered by a healthy dose of live percussion. What really makes them soar are the big, earthy vocals of Danielle Kimak-Stauss, who breathes playful life into the sweet, almost understated "Firefly" and the lovely, simple album-closer "I Am Here." The songs alternate between slow chill-out tunes like "It's All In My Head" and more upbeat numbers like "Shimmy" that, with it's surf-guitar twang, is suitable for dancing. The Lost Patrol have certain similarities to the musical styling of Mazzy Star and The Cowboy Junkies, but while prolonged exposure to those bands will knock you out like a sleeping pill, this is an album that's slow and dreamy but never boring, and actually more and more engrossing upon repeated listening. If the recent Black Eyed Peas record is perfect for your summer party, then Off Like A Prom Dress is the perfect summer chillout album for the day after.

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