If there's a single criticism that can be genuinely levelled at this album, it's that it's a little too nice. It doesn't have the feeling of previous anticon releases; there's no paranoia-strewn lyrics or progressive beats - everything feels as warm as a winter blanket. Whereas previous mostly instrumental albums on the label - I'm thinking odd nosdam's 'No Wig For Ohio' here - have stuck firmly to their hip hop guns, dosh's easy-on-the-ear compositions, characterised by the sound of a broken Rhodes piano, stick out like a sore whatever. Only 'This Is When Things Were Looking Up', with its erotic opening moans and echoes of drum and bass really ups the pace beyond that of a snail.
But hell, who really cares? Criticising this record is like telling a man of religion A that they're not leading as pure a life as a man of religion B - a waste of everyone's time. The dude's got a song called 'Bring The Happiness' fer fecksake. Just sit back and enjoy the melodies, as they're pretty as a peach.