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
David Campbell (Viola), Stephanie Bennett (Harp), Natasha Gant (Choir, Chorus), Pall Bjorgvin (Guitar), Charlie Bisharat (Violin), Mark Bjornsgaard (Choir, Chorus), Steve Osborne (Producer), Martin Eden (Pro-Tools), Joe Chicarelli (String Engineer), Joe Chiccarelli (Engineer), Michele Richards (Violin), MJ Cole (Programming), David Campbell (String Arrangements), Pauline Kirke (Vocals (Background)), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Guitar), Guy Sigsworth (Bass), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Bass), Lamb (Engineer), Ferg (Assistant), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Simon Changer (Engineer), Chris Bolster (Assistant), Larry Corbett (Cello), Rik Simpson (Engineer), MJ Cole (Remixing), Joel Derouin (Violin), Adam Brown (String Engineer), Mac Robertson (Bass), Taly Forel (Choir, Chorus), Andy Carne (Photography), Crispin (Photography), Louis Charles Robinson (Guitar), Ali Staton (Mixing), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Violin), Ian Carmichael (Pro-Tools), Nicolaj Bjerre (Drums), Andy Carne (Art Direction), Rita Frenzel (Choir, Chorus), Funkstörung (Remixing), Pauline Kirke (Group Member), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Andy Barlow (Harp Arrangement), Guy Sigsworth (Producer), Simon Changer (Pro-Tools), Paul Grady (Assistant), Will Malone (Conductor), Jim Abbiss (Mixing), Emily Anne (Voices), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Vocals (Background)), Simon Gogerly (Engineer), Andy Barlow (Mixing), Andy Barlow (String Arrangements), Ali Staton (Engineer), Pauline Kirke (Cello), Ferg (Mixing Assistant), Steve Osborne (Sounds), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Vocals (Background)), Sara Parkins (Violin), David Campbell (Viola), Avril (Voices), David Campbell (String Arrangements), Bob Becker (Viola), Will Malone (String Arrangements), MJ Cole (Keyboards), Hilaire Penda (Bass), Chi 2 Strings (String Arrangements), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Group Member), Gavyn Wright (String Contractor), Lamb (Art Direction), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Vocals), Uzo Nwanaga (Choir, Chorus), Jimi Goodwin (Guitar), Louis Charles Robinson (Photography), London Session Orchestra (Strings), Mac Robertson (Pro-Tools), Joe Chicarelli (Engineer), Lamb (Producer)
