VIVA VOCE
THE HEAT CAN MELT YOUR BRAIN
FULL TIME HOBBY

The Robinsons’ indie-rock fractions are either piping hot or cooked on gas mark 2, roaring in a non-threatening manner and playing coy while in ferocious form. Humble and haggard textures buffet from ‘Daylight’, a psychedelically-scumbled rumble, ‘The Lucky Ones’ making best use of Anita’s low-key sweetening with some really knotted riffs that prove to be VV’s habit, to ‘Mixtapes = Love’ and ‘They Never Really Wake Up’ representing the soft acoustic end of the scale. With ‘High Highs’, an unexpected Kevin-voiced foray into bony soul, ‘The Heat’ is a commotion of feelings situated between frying pan and fire.

4 Out Of 5

Reviewed By: Matt Oliver