Its a strange pop record, ten songs drawn from the darker realms of the imagination and bounced around the parameters of lo-fi, drone, shimmering pop and DIY claustrophobia - based around the conceit of making a record that would sound like the ghost of a robot child.

While tracks like opener Heart Of A Boy draw their musical inspiration from the likes of Perfume Genius and Plush and the chiming Up To My T-Shirt perhaps recalls Graham Coxon , its with songs like schizoid Good Luck And Good Bowling and the frankly terrifying spoken word piece The Projectionist that the breath is truly taken away.

A piano ballad that references Morrissey (Woody Allen Movie) and a jaunty, unhinged fantasy that lauds Shamu, Seaworlds killer whale, before namechecking Paul Westerberg ( The Psychedelic Furs ) gives an idea of how addled with pop culture and trivia Mr Halls misfiring mind really is. At least its an entertaining place to visit.

Drawn from home demos, a couple of which were put to tape nearly a decade ago, most of which were cobbled together on garageband during the 2010 World Cup, Mark and Michael then went through the process of tearing out all elements of singer-songwriter bullshit and reconstructing the songs as modern, off-kilter bedroom pop, the results being this singularly strange and luminescent record that reflects both the inventive spirit of GCP and their handy way around a stunning tune.

LOOK OUT FOR the second GCP record, Grace Cathedral Parks Ante Rock coming on Marketstall Records in Spring 2013.

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