The main things that strike you about Antipodean singer-songwriter Alex Lloyd are his great name, and how much he sounds like Neil Finn of Crowded House.
If you're a Finn fan, Mr Lloyd's third album will be right up your street: 13 well-crafted, reflective tunes written by the man-on-the-road. If Finn bores you to tears, Distant Light will send you to sleep with its middle-of-the-road sensibilities and repetitive nature. Alex reportedly grew up listening to The Beatles and Paul McCartney is clearly a big influence, especially on Far Away and the string-laden Ordinary Boy. Lloyd won't set the world alight but there's nothing wrong with good, solid songs.
Updated: 08:57 Thursday, September 16, 2004
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