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"Like many of their eighties peers Cock Robin (and/or Peter Kingsbery) albums appear every five years or so. This one (...) continues in the vein of his 95-97 period plus Cock Robin's post-millennial albums ... In other words there's something for everyone; if you want alternative-electro Pete that's here, if you want standard Pete and his trusty piano that's also here, whether you want originals or covers they're here too. The only thing that isn't here is Anna LaCazio or new girl Coralie Vuillemin, so it's a halfway house kind of record which gives Kingsbery's passion for harmonics new impetus with female turns from Julie Wingins, daughter Shannon and best of all Agathe Cagin ... As ever the consummate re-arranger of his own material, [Umpff collaboration] Childhood Crush receives a significant make-over (...) with Cagin guesting in all her smoky glory like a French Adele. Its airy light is backed by a staccato beat with Nile Rodgers style funk guitar and horns that recall[PetShop Boys'] West End Girls".