I used to be in a band called snout. Now I am a person. In 2003 I released a solo album "hits from the brittle building". It was album of the week on the JJJ youth network if you must know. I have recently completed another album which has been released by mistletone records. It is called
'sympathy for the new world' and it is as grandiose as the title would suggest.
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“There is genius among us†- MUSIC AUSTRALIA GUIDE
“Ross McLennan excels with this stream of musical consciousness, forging a new strain of languid psychedelia from off-kilter strings and spidery guitars, all spilling harmonic colours outside the lines†- THE AGE A2
“Like Beck, Brian Wilson or Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner, McLennan’s musical vision is unimpeded by predictability or tradition… As time passes, McLennan asks more of his listeners but all parties can take that as the highest compliment.†- THE AGE EG **** four stars
“If you want an Australian album that will still be causing you glee and aural wonderment in 2050, hunt down this gem†- HERALD SUN **** four stars
“McLennan’s voice is like a lone man walking through the night with a lamp, so it doesn’t tread heavily but it does find a way to inveigle you along. This is an album in the mould of Scott Walker but with its pop heart as valuable as its head.“ - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“Yet another sparkling, irreverent slice of cerebral pop that leaves you scratching your head - bewildered that such a musical magician is not globally revered, sought out as a musical Dalai Lama, a new Jesus of Cool†- RHYTHMS
“Whispered vocals and noir-ish psychedelia, like a collaboration between Lambchop and the Flaming Lips†- WHO Weekly
“A fresh and fascinating grandiose pop gem†- TIME OFF **** four stars
“With Sympathy For The New World McLennan announces himself once and for all as one of the few truly original pop songwriters in the country, and trust me, you’ll be hard pressed to hear a better album all year.†- BEAT
“A bit of a masterpiece, frankly†- MESS + NOISE
