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The second album from Manchester duo My Computer is a complete box of tricks, covering the ground from orchestral pop (‘The Boy I Used To Be’) to electronica (‘Dig A Hole’), country (‘Stumble’) and even balladry (‘Life’, ‘Heart’). What’s unusual is that they seem equally proficient in whatever genre they’re subverting, turning styles on their head and having fun while they’re doing it. Sometimes, these musical chameleons move with ease from fuzzbox indie rock to elegaic piano even in the course of one song (‘Lonely’), or from fey melancholia to cinematic dance (‘Pulling Myself Together’). Ambitious it certainly is and it’s a tribute to the duo that their ability matches their vision.