Alec Bathgate and Chris Knox were attached at the hip for a while: together, they made some of the best and most influential music to come out of New Zealand, well, ever (the Enemy, Tall Dwarfs, Toy Love). Here, Bathgate ventures out on his own for his first full-length solo release, and his immense influence on the Tall Dwarfs' sound becomes retrospectively clear. "Train to Skaville" is a Leonard Dillon cover and rocks, "Carl's Arrows" reminds us that we're listening to a New Zealand record, the title track (pronounced lah-'may) sounds much happier than its subject matter (selling out musically), "Happy Head" and "Happy Hound" pace their respective sides of the album well, it's impossible to hate "Love, Love, Love," and my personal favorite, "Win Your Love" is bittersweet, and my personal favorite can be heard by clicking the "preview!" button below.
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