Slurrup

"Credited to Liam Hayes alone, Slurrup is, aptly enough, less lush than his work with Plush. These stripped-down, immediate songs feel even more so in comparison to the wistful, twinkly mood Hayes and company set on Korp Sole Roller, where filigreed power pop and Laurel Canyon-esque reflections were surrounded by contemplative interludes. Here, Hayes lets nothing get in the way of the music's momentum and he clears out the bric-a-brac in favor of adrenaline, with winning results".

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"There are all sorts of oddnesses about this record, from the nonsense hammering at a keyboard in the middle to the nauseating minute of slurping sounds with which it ends - think slush puppy lapped from a dog's bowl. Greenfield starts in relaxed, soulful mood, rippling keyboards backing a plaintive vocal - but then you notice that Hayes is singing about lost receipts and looking for "the grocery store with imitation meat" and the swooning turns to a shrug. More than once, Slurrup is reminiscent of albums by comedian/musician Matt Berry (surely a fan) - but Hayes comes across as too earnest to quite make the funny stuff work".

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