Release Notes:



Happyrobots:smilingpeople is a great album, but shouldn't be.

Track titles like Retrogamer, Happy Robots and Reboot make you

think it's going to be a bit, well, pass+. After all, singing

about technology and robots is curiously old fashioned.



On first listen the songs sound aimless, not in an unpleasant

way, just that they might never reach their destination they

have to be going somewhere right? But Dunfermline band Cruiser

aren't dafties they make you listen at their own pace, which

very few bands have the nous or courage to do. They have

crafted a delightfully sublime and light electronic pop album

that belies ill-considered song title choices.



Recorded in Tokyo, Amsterdam, Minneapolis and Dunfermline, the

follow up to Northern Electric features collaborations with

Peel veterans Persil, Tokyo singer Mayuko and America's Tiger

Tiger.



Stay Here Instead is pretty near perfection, while Happy

Robots is a strong future single choice. Savvy soft drink

firms should use the dangerous repetition of Sunshine Warrior

to help sell their energy/sports based orange drinks because

the punters would be buying it in bulk. Such a thoughtful and

simple album deserves considered listening.