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Bigger than alt-country and certainly bigger than their own Montreal backstory, this local band puts it all together on an album that recalls this city's great countrified bands (Three O'Clock Train, The Darned, Steel Rail), even as it outreaches them. Mark Goodwin's songwriting is meaningful and affecting, and the assured, professional and heartfelt playing of his band colour this with a depth that will surprise anyone expecting an "indie" project. Bracingly good. Shop local folks 4/5
PODWORTHY: All That You Heard (Is True) - Mark LePage - Montreal Gazette - Dec. 13 '08
Ex Li'l Buck, LAZARUS MOAN donne dans une pop contemporaine aux accents 'folk' interpretee avec brio.
- Olivier Robillard Laveaux
(Voir - Jan '09) - Voir - MONTREAL
After a stint playing locally under the moniker 'LI'L BUCK', these locals re-emerge with a new name and new 'psych-pop' leanings.
The unlikely opener, 'DAMASCUS' takes risks, dipping equally into light and dark, but it's on the Roy Orbison-flavoured "OUTSIDE ALWAYS' that things start to take off. Singer/songwriter MARK GOODWIN proves himself deft with a pen, giving his words further depth with a twisting and turning vocal performance and clever arrangement work.
- Johnson Cummings
(Mirror - Nov. 08) - Mirror - Montreal
Discography
Li'l Buck - Sometimes Nothing is a Real Cool Hand
- Soon
Lazarus Moan - Sunrise (2009)
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Lazarus Moan has worn many hats over the years and have been difficult to pin down and stuff into a stylistic bird-hole. Their influences range from Gram Parsons type-country to Stooges type-rock and have frequently been seen backing up other Montreal artists both live and on record such as Mack Mackenzie (Three O'Clock Train), Ian Stephens (Wining, Dining & Drilling), Little Birdie, Blue Seeds etc.
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