Pizzicato Five - The International Playboy and Playgirl Record

The International Playboy And Playgirl Record begins with the kind of collage-heavy imagined soundtrack that marked Happy End Of The World; with that out of the way, they get back to the inspired, eclectic popcraft that is their strength. Hookier and more danceable than their previous album, this is a welcome return to songwriting for the dynamic duo. Think Burt Bacharach without the self-pity, with a smidgen of Motown and Stax. Keyboard timbres run the gamut of the Pizzicato imagination from faux-harpsichord to spacy funk. Read More