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Review: Drug My Soul by Soda Cracker Jesus

Although I am someone who has a real penchant for weird sound experimentation and boundary pushing artists who challenge the very nature of what we call music, I am also someone who loves a good pop song too. The best thing is when you find artists who do a bit of both, but that is a rare thing these days, and while the talent it takes to work on deep sounds and sonic textures is admirable, there is also a lot to be said for those who can write an immaculate pop song that manages to sound both familiar and original at the same time. It's here we find Soda Cracker Jesus, the solo project of singer/songwriter Regan Lane whose previous output has come from bands like Baby Knockors, Strypes and Strangely Alright. As a project Soda Cracker Jesus certainly has it's own cultural pinpoints, but what makes the music special is it's well-crafted song-writing and a sound which manages to sit squarely in the middle of 60s Psychedelia, 70s Powerpop, 80s New Wave, and 90s Indie. The late