Excerpt: "Slow Dancing Society is Washington based musician Drew Sullivan. "Under the Sodium Lights <img src="http://www.vancooten.com/blog/pivotx/extensions/externallinks/elink.gif" alt="" />" is his fourth full album release for the Australian label Hidden Shoal Recordings. Though the music on <em>"Under the Sodium Light" </em>can definitely  be "filed under ambient", it also has a 'pop music'/'post-rock' feel  that may also appeal to listeners outside the ambient genre. To illustrate that, <em>Sullivan </em>references  a long list of influences, including (among others) Brian Eno, Tears  For Fears, Pink Floyd, Prince, Spandau Ballet, Sigur Rós, Hammock, Red  House Painters and My Morning Jacket. I guess he is referring to  'production values' - the way the sound production is approached - more  than the musical style, since the music of these artists is sometimes  hardly comparable to that on this album. But <em>Hammock</em> comes close indeed. And <em>Sigur Rós. </em>Some tracks (<em>'</em><em>By Your Side'</em>, for instance) did remind me of <em>Apollo, </em>the classic album <em>Brian Eno </em>recorded with <em>Daniel Lanois</em>. Though all these comparisions may give an idea about <em>Slow Dancing Society</em>'s  music, it's best to judge the music itself instead of comparing it to  others. So forget all references and check out the music as unbiased as  possible. <em>Under the Sodium Light </em>proves to stand very well on its own!"<a href="http://www.vancooten.com/blog/?e=332" target="_blank">
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