It took me a little while to get into this album, but not long. Shy Child's first album (Please Consider Our Time) is a progressive electronic piece, standing in at half an hour and being a kind of laid back piece of electronic music. Their next two albums (One With The Sun and Noise Won't Stop) are more mainstream synthpop, which combine squelchy synth riffs with driving drums and catchy lyrics. So, where would the New York duo's fourth album take the band's sound?
The answer: The 80s disco scene. After hearing the free download single "Criss Cross", I was unsure what to think of it, but after a couple of listens I couldn't help but want to get down to the funky beat, and by the time lead single "Disconnected" was released I was completely into the new sound. Shy Child does this kind of music very well. It's very catchy, if even a little camp, but with masterpiece tracks like "Liquid Love" and "The Beatles", it's hard to argue with this new style.
If you like your music with a funky beat and a catchy tune, look no further. It may not be the kind of music that the band have become known for, but this album shows that bands who aren't afraid to change their tune are the ones who come off better in the end.
