Oh Canada. How do we love thee here at The Line of Best Fit? (This Much apparently). And it isn't just because I'm trying to move there. Honest.This weeks devotional goes to Land Of Talk. When the Montreal based trio released their 7 track EP a couple of years back the blogosphere went into overdrive for their hook ridden grunge-lite sound. The fuzzy guitars, powerful drums and behind the bridge playing that sets off all kinds of chemicals in the brains of music fans of a certain age, and has them heading back to the cupboard to seek out the plaid shirt left there years before.If bloggers were getting into a frenzy over their last release, God only knows will happen for this one. Let's look at the facts. Front woman Liz Powell features on Brendan Canning's latest album, and is (apparently) the latest in a long line of talent to become a member of Broken Social Scene, who Land of Talk are currently on tour with. If only they could have recorded the album out in the woods somewhere....oh hold on, what's this? Ah. I See. ‘Produced by Justin Vernon'. That will be Bon Iver then. GAME SET AND MATCH Land of Talk.But does the album match up to all that surrounds it? In short, yes. Opener ‘Yuppie Flu' draws the listener in to the bands take on a tried and tested formula; powerful drums, chiming guitars building and Powell's plaintive, honeyed, half asleep vocals carry the song until it explodes into a crescendo of strings, slacker string bends and glockenspiel that Sonic Youth would be proud of. These sort of slacker informed pop hooks crop up throughout Some Are Lakes, particularly on the title track ‘Got a Call' and ‘Corner Phone', which recalls the much underrated Giant Drag. Land of Talk are not doing anything here to break any mold, and may leave themselves open to accusations of just being a generic band. However, their sound is more than the some of it's parts and could certainly to be a grower. In Powell's sugar coated delivery they have a secret weapon, with the power to enchant.At times however, when the band slow things down cracks begin to appear as they move ever closer to the middle of the road. The slow burning ‘It's Okay' and the acoustic closer ‘Troubled' could pass for Fleetwood Mac, in the same way as Midlake did a few years back. If they can ensure that they keep these temptations in check it looks like there are good things to come from Land of Talk. 74%Land Of Talk on MySpace