I loved just about everything Stephen Jones did as Babybird, but this album leaves me cold. It's like an aural collage (with samples galore) layered with sometimes nasally child-like vocals over hip-hoppish beats. Not all tracks follow that formula but it's the general rule of the album. My musical tastes actually veer towards the experimental side of things - (I'm really not a huge pop fan - Babybird was a notable exception), but "Almost Cured of Sadness" simply isn't focused enough to work.