Laj, Dany -& The Looks-
You Should Know/i'm So Glad
Dany Laj is a bit of a nomad. On his last full length record, 2021's 'Ten Easy Pieces,' he had the line "6 towns in 6
years, I kinda like this one". And yet, still he moves away shortly after that record comes out. While he does move
place to place quite a bit, he always settles somewhere in his native Canada (Montreal currently). Sonically he has
similar tendencies, not staying in a particular lane but still keeping on the wide road of his overall melodic power pop
sound. He'll swerve into some classic rock, punk, R&B and folk but still stay on course. On his latest single from I-94
Recordings he incorporates some '60s girl group and doo wop sounds while still remaining true to the Dany Laj & The
Looks backbone. When you hear it, 'You Should Know' it's Dany Laj. Catchiness is his forte. The melodies hook you in.
Dany has found his partner in musical crime, with Jeanette Dowling plucking the bass and singing along sweetly with him.
This time around the core (Dany & Jeanette) are augmented by additional Looks Anna Mernieks-Duffield on guitar and
vocals and Mike Mernieks-Duffield on drums. The two couple dynamic is an interesting one. (Abba or Fleetwood Mac,
anyone?). They meld together quite nicely. This is the #7 single in I-94 Recordings Detroit cover "B" side series. Dany
decided to stretch the parameters a bit on the "Detroit" cover. He chose to do 'I'm So Glad,' originally released by
Skip James (who is not from Detroit) in 1931. How we get the Detroit connection is The Scot Richard Case (later
shortened to SRC) had a regional hit with it in their hometown of Detroit in 1967. The Looks version is more akin to
this one.
Price
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Format
7inch · 1 disc
Release
25-11-2022
Label
Item-nr
528455
EAN
2090505284553
Availability
In stock