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Stephen Lawrenson "Somewhere Else"
By Charlie Sands Pop Culture Press:
Yet another melodically accomplished pop maestro flying criminally under
the radar. Pennsylvania singer/songwriter Stephen Lawrenson’s second
album finds a guitar pop classicist just entering his prime. Lawrenson
picks up on a million anglophile bits, from late-period Beatles to
Crowded House to the latter-day Paisley Pop/Not Lame stable of stars,
but his songs are far too smart and savvy to bow to mere imitation.
Somewhere Else, successful on everything from lugubrious ballads to
sharp, taut riff-happy rockers --a perfect exemplar of which is “Faith
In You,” a killer—is a sly power pop gem.