The Crayonettes: Playing Out | The ones we missed | CD review

(One Little Indian)A group of robots rust in the rain. A sweet lies on the floor, tempting even though it is covered with hair. A child walks home in the dark, frightened that every shadow is a monster. It's fair to say that Playing Out is more downbeat than the average children's album; add in the musical sophistication of tracks like Illegal, a sultry blend of doo-wop and funk, and you might suspect it's not made for children at all. But that would be unfair to the Crayonettes – folk singer ...

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