{"id":155352,"date":"2026-03-28T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/something-at-the-bottom-of-the-lake-testing-the-waters-album-review-critique-esteban-montana-martinez-sophie-lane-luc-langille-joao-menegale-barbi-perker-siemens-disco-funk-montreal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:15:27","slug":"something-at-the-bottom-of-the-lake-testing-the-waters-album-review-critique-esteban-montana-martinez-sophie-lane-luc-langille-joao-menegale-barbi-perker-siemens-disco-funk-montreal","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/something-at-the-bottom-of-the-lake-testing-the-waters-album-review-critique-esteban-montana-martinez-sophie-lane-luc-langille-joao-menegale-barbi-perker-siemens-disco-funk-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Something at the Bottom of the Lake &#8211; Testing the Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A group of friends from the Schulich School of Music at Montreal\u2019s McGill U got together to form a vintage seventies soul-pop band, and it works pretty well. The band&#8217;s curious name, Something at the Bottom of the Lake, doesn&#8217;t really colour the music, which is quite rooted in the genre&#8217;s stylistic standards. <em>Testing the Waters,<\/em> nevertheless, expresses itself with some contemporary accents, as well as some Latin traits carried by certain members of the quintet. The EP opens with <em>Conversations<\/em>, a lively trek that evokes modern popularity in the context of the influence of social media. The pleasant tone of the singer Sophie Lane reminds me a bit of Tammi Terrell. <em>Funk Monster <\/em>is more laid-back than its title suggests, while <em>Giltters and Shiny Things<\/em> has a bit of sarcasm on the theme of luxury in a somewhat detached groove attitude, like &#8220;we&#8217;re above this&#8221;. Rather successful. The smooth ballad <em>If You Fell In Love With Me<\/em> has bluesy elements, while<em> Send Me A New Love<\/em> surprises with an a cappella intro that transforms into an Afro-spiritual, which in turn morphs into muscular funk with rock colours. Nice. There is still a lack of overall coherence and a sense of holistic direction, but what we hear demonstrates a real expressive strength and a potential full of beautiful promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We like it very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Esteban Montana Martinez (guitar, vocals)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sophie Lane (lead vocals)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Luc Langille (piano, vocals)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Jo\u00e3o Menegale-Barbi (bass)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Parker Siemens (drums)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2392230476\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/satbotl.bandcamp.com\/album\/testing-the-waters\">Testing The Waters de Something At The Bottom Of The Lake<\/a><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of friends from the Schulich School of Music at Montreal\u2019s McGill U got together to form a vintage seventies soul-pop band, and it works pretty well. 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