Scott Lavene Disneyland In Dagenham Vinyl LP 2024

1. Paper Roses (Feat. Craig Finn)
2. Custard
3. Debbie
4. Horse and I
5. Disneyland in Dagenham
6. Sadly I'm Not Steve McQueen
7. Julie Johnson
8. Little Bird
9. Rats
10. Keeping It Local

In the 1980's the Walt Disney Company were considering building their first European theme park not on the outskirts of Paris, but in Dagenham, Essex. In his youth, Scott Lavene used to pick up drugs from a dodgy flat overlooking the proposed site. Disney and Dagenham were never a good fit, he thought, as he stood on the balcony one evening as the sun set, awaiting an overdue hash delivery. So he recalls on the title track of his third album, monologuing in warm deadpan over a wandering acoustic guitar. It encapsulates his conflicted feelings about the county he was raised.