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On his full-length debut, the child of Kiwi pop kingpin Neil Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House) is more a descendant of the scattershot aesthetic that Todd Rundgren perfected on his 1972 masterpiece Something/Anything. Often producing and playing all the instruments, Liam loops hook-happy guitars through syncopated rhythms ("Second Chance," "Energy Spent"), serves up classic-pop reproductions (the Beach Boys-esque "Lullaby"), and tosses in odds and ends both ridiculous (the honking "Better to Be") and sublime (the gently folk-rocking "Wise Man"). Skillful if occasionally rickety, Lightning showcases a confident, evolving voice.

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