A musical parodist,
Lane
appropriates earlier musical forms (the swing era and
Elvis Presley
are two frequent targets) and incorporates twisted lyrics into his otherwise faithful sonic recreations. On
Car Radio Jerome
, his reaches his peak with
"The French Toast Man,"
a wicked send-up of children's music; for the most part, however, his work pales in comparison to deconstructionists like
Ween
. ~ Jason Ankeny