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There's the same sense of impromptu creativity, the same gift for naggingly likeable melodies and the same playful way with musical styles. On this six-track mini-album, Raymond Scott-style, science-lab synth can be found bubbling away contentedly alongside slick rhythm guitar, quirky beats and woodwind parts. When soft-rock scat-singing sidles into "Zooper Dooper", the result is like a 5th Dimension outtake, while "Kitty Cat" has the chummy character of a sitcom theme. Elsewhere, in quaint tracks about sailing ("Map") and sexual attraction ("Do You Like Games"), there's a whimsicality and childlike sense of wonder that strongly recalls Syd Barrett.
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