Styles: Jungle/Drum'n'bass, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Track Picks: "Darkness," "Stronger"
Review
Once the most intriguing act fusing electronica with singer/songwriter pop, Lamb unfortunately impress much less on their fourth album than they did in the past. While Louise Rhodes' vocals still lie on the acceptable side of eccentric, Andy Barlow's productions have been defanged; no longer surprising and innovative, they exist as merely proper frameworks for the songs. The long roster here of Pro Tools engineers and studio players makes much of the difference, adding a next-generation sound to the work but eliminating the freshness Lamb productions used to possess. A pair of introspective, experimental pieces ("Darkness," "Stronger") make for a brilliant beginning, but the rest of the record includes a few tender acoustic ballads ("Angelica" is the best) that barely profit from the programmed percussion, and a compelling but nearly meaningless update of Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune." Between Darkness and Wonder is hardly a tragedy in Lamb's discography, but the duo's longtime ability to sacrifice neither pop smarts nor production bite was a hallmark that no other act could lay claim to. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Stephanie Bennett (Harp), Louis Charles Robinson (Guitar), Louis Charles Robinson (Photography), Charlie Bisharat (Violin), David Campbell (Viola), David Campbell (String Arrangements), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Joe Chiccarelli (Engineer), Larry Corbett (Cello), Joel Derouin (Violin), The London Session Orchestra (Strings), Steve Osborne (Producer), Steve Osborne (Sounds), Hilaire Penda (Bass), Michele Richards (Violin), Mac Robertson (Bass), Mac Robertson (Pro-Tools), Guy Sigsworth (Bass), Guy Sigsworth (Producer), Gavyn Wright (String Contractor), Simon Gogerly (Engineer), Will Malone (Conductor), Will Malone (String Arrangements), Lamb (Producer), Lamb (Engineer), Lamb (Art Direction), Jim Abbiss (Mixing), Funkstörung (Remixing), Adam Brown (String Engineer), Ferg (Mixing Assistant), Ferg (Assistant), Ian Carmichael (Pro-Tools), Andy Barlow (String Arrangements), Andy Barlow (Mixing), Andy Barlow (Harp Arrangement), Sara Parkins (Violin), MJ Cole (Keyboards), MJ Cole (Programming), MJ Cole (Remixing), Rik Simpson (Engineer), Avril (Voices), Jimi Goodwin (Guitar), Bob Becker (Viola), Ali Staton (Engineer), Ali Staton (Mixing), Paul Grady (Assistant), Simon Changer (Engineer), Simon Changer (Pro-Tools), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Violin), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Vocals (Background)), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Group Member), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Bass), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Guitar), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Vocals), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Vocals (Background)), Chris Bolster (Assistant), Crispin (Photography), Martin Eden (Pro-Tools), Mark Bjornsgaard (Choir, Chorus), Andy Carne (Art Direction), Andy Carne (Photography), Taly Forel (Choir, Chorus), Rita Frenzel (Choir, Chorus), Natasha Gant (Choir, Chorus), Emily Anne (Voices), Nicolaj Bjerre (Drums), Pall Bjorgvin (Guitar), David Campbell (Viola), David Campbell (String Arrangements), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Chi 2 Strings (String Arrangements), Pauline Kirke (Cello), Pauline Kirke (Vocals (Background)), Pauline Kirke (Group Member), Uzo Nwanaga (Choir, Chorus)
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