My name is Michael Holbrook

"My Name Is Michael Holbrook, Mika's fifth album and his first in four years, is an uneven if admirable attempt to bridge both worlds. There is the requisite Mika sheen, most aggressively found in the thumping sex anthem "Ice Cream" (think "Milkshake" by Kelis, only enjoyably naff), and the slinky and ludicrous "Dear Jealousy", which falls somewhere between Savage Garden and Steps".

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"Navnet Michael Holbrook siger dig nok ikke så meget, men måske ringer der en klokke ved kunstnernavnet Mika. Den libanesiskfødte sanger brød frem i midten af 00'erne (...) Det er dog efterhånden længe siden, og ingen af de efterfølgende udgivelser har høstet lignende succes, men Mika udgiver stadig musik, og My Name Is Michael Holbrook er sangerens femte studiealbum ... Noget tyder på, at albumtitlen indikerer et stilskifte for Mika. Der bliver lagt låg på den meget poppede og til tider flamboyante fortid og i stedet skruet lidt mere op for den personlige fortælling, dog stadig med den klassiske popmelodi som underlæg ... I sidste ende lykkedes Mika ikke helt med at bringe Michael Holbrook frem i lyset. Albummet er præget af lidt for meget 00'er-lyd og lidt for lidt musikalsk udvikling, og de momentære lysglimt er ikke stærke nok".

"Hearing "Ice Cream", one is reminded that Mika remains one of pop music's finest craftsmen, and still one of its most underrated. My Name Is Michael Holbrook doesn't deliver a definitive personal statement on Mika's part, and the production works against his creative vision from time to time. But it does offer half a dozen undeniably catchy jams and a reminder that Mika still ranks up there with the best pop artists of our time".

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"From its straightforward title to its upfront lyrical confessions, the album is steeped in the kind of honesty that makes intimacy - whether it's between two people or an artist and his audience - possible ... My Name Is Michael Holbrook is never less than witty and genuine -- and much more enjoyable than if he'd tried to fit into someone else's mold".

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