Playing Out: Songs For Children & Robots Explained

Playing Out: Songs For Children & Robots
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Crayonettes
Cover:	The Crayonettes album artwork.jpg
Released:	9 September 2010
Prev Title:	The Quickening
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	The Pond
Next Year:	2012

Playing Out: Songs For Children & Robots is the ninth studio album by Kathryn Williams, released on CAW Records on 9 September 2010.^[1] It is a collaboration with Anna Spencer (formerly of punk band Delicate Vomit) with both using their own sons as a focus group^[2]

Critical reception

The Guardian regarded the songs "sufficiently simple for a child to love but with enough depth that they don't drive parents mad".^[3]

Track listing

1. Robots In The Rain—3:25
2. Disco Teeth—2:50
3. Rainy Day—1:12
4. Hopscotch—3:24
5. Emergency—2:53
6. Sweet On The Floor—1:53
7. Lets Dance On The Moon—3:16
8. Spooky Way Home—3:05
9. How Hot Is A Toad? -- 2:16
10. Pirates On The Bus—2:36
11. Illegal—3:09

Personnel

• Kathryn Williams – vocals & guitar
• Anna Spencer – vocals & instruments
• Simon Edwards—double bass
• Gayle Hutchinson—viola

Recording details

• Illustrations by Sammi Solar
• Engineered by Kathryn Williams
• Mastered by Denis Blackham
• Mixed by David Wrench

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Crayonettes - Playing Out (Songs For Children And Robots). Discogs. 2016-03-28.
2. Web site: Cat On The Wall - Music and Culture Webzine. catonthewall.net. 2016-03-28.
3. News: The Crayonettes: Playing Out - review. Costa. Maddy. 2010-12-09. The Guardian. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-03-28.