The Loch Ness Mouse
11-22
Perfect Pop
Loch Ness Mouse sounds like Steely Dan. A lot like Steely Dan. The Norwegian quintet, with its first release since 2002's "Key West", offers another set of well-constructed pop songs that sound destined for 70s radio--thirty years too late, in this case. The Åleskjær brothers channel Becker and Fagen throughout the album, especially on "Golden trumpets, silver saxophones". If jazzy soft rock is your thing, look no further than "11-22" -- unless you already have anything by Steely Dan, that is...
- Matthew W. Smith