Dan Kelly – Leisure Panic

Originally published on Alt Media

Time and time again – from Captain Kirk’s captain’s logs in Star Trek to Louis Litt’s dictaphone recordings in Suits – we’ve seen hand-written diary entries superseded by voice recorded entries. Dan Kelly’s Leisure Panic is yet another nail in the coffin for written diaries.

Listening to this record, you’re taken on a journey with Kelly as explores the greenery of Nimbi and New South Wales’ north coast before heading further north to the sunny Gold Coast beaches. During the journey you’re given glimpses into his mind and some of the thoughts that flitter through it, from the tongue in cheek look at the never ending debate over ‘Melbourne vs Sydney’ to the wish for the ‘Baby Bonus’ to solve all of life’s problems.

Leisure Panic is filled with dreamy, whimsical pop throughout. Unfortunately you may be occasionally jarred out of this dreamscape by samples from advertisements that could be viewed as modern day scrapbook clippings, included to remember the journey but they don’t always fit seamlessly. (JA)

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