Liquid Love (Shy Child album)

Liquid Love is the fourth studio album by New York City synthpop duo Shy Child.

Liquid Love
Studio album by Shy Child
Released	15 March 2010
Recorded	March–August 2009
Genre	Electronica, synthpop, alternative dance
Length	47:12
Label	Wall of Sound
Producer	Chris Zane
Shy Child chronology
Noise Won't Stop (2007) Liquid Love (2010)

Release

The band announced in December 2009 that they had completed their fourth album and gave away a free track, Criss Cross, to promote it. A single, Disconnected was released digitally on 7 March.

The original release date. 1 March 2010, was moved back to the 15th. A UK tour was scheduled but vocalist Pete Cafarella suffered concussion, and had to cancel the upcoming tour; the tour was rescheduled for April and May.

Second single Open Up the Sky was released in June.

Liquid Love was released digitally in the U.S. by Gigantic Music on 21 September 2010, with a vinyl release.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. 'Liquid Love' - 4:48
2. 'Disconnected' - 4:07
3. 'Take Us Apart' - 3:57
4. 'Criss Cross' - 7:22
5. 'The Beatles' - 4:24
6. 'Open Up the Sky' - 5:25
7. 'ESP' - 4:20
8. 'Depth of Feel' - 4:09
9. 'Strange Emotion' - 3:30
10. 'Dark Destiny' - 5:10

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	link
BBC	(favorable) link
The Guardian	link
MusicOMH
Drowned in Sound	link
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10) link
Sputnikmusic	link
Leeds Music Scene	link

Reviews for the album have been mixed. NME criticized the album, describing it as being "rather lame" compared to their previous album, which they praised. Other reviews, however, praised the album for being reminiscent of retro synthpop albums. Drowned in Sound also praised the album for being cheesy, with "falseto vocals and dumb melodies that prod and niggle at your brain".