‘Bring a sense of humour. Let’s have some fun’ – Danielle Spencer (opening lines on Citizen).

OK Spence, don’t mind if I do.

You know who was a total wizard? Her dad. If the most awesome bloke that ever appeared on Play School wanted to release a magical album, he could. Oh wait. He did. Fancy that. Superior family members aside, the title track is riddled with piano melodies that wouldn’t be out of place in the background on a daytime soap (notably in a diner scene), distracting self-harmonies, ROFL-inducing lyrics and references to black magic. Repeat this a few more times, change the title of the track to something like Ghost, Man Into Wolf or Back At The Red Door and that’s the rest of the album. We get it Spence, you like Tori Amos. So do a lot of people. However the difference between you and us is that we don’t state confidently, “I can do that”, then buy a piano and proceed to lay down 13 tracks of downright shenanigans. We listen to her quietly in the comfort of our home, occasionally we make a mix tape for car listening and then we go about our day-to-day activities. If you had followed a similar procedure, no one’s feelings would have got hurt.

I would’ve been more inclined to not skip most tracks after a minute of listening if they had references to her time on Pacific Drive or Home And Away. Better yet, if there was a track titled Hey Maximus And Robin Hood, You’re The Same Character but on a keytar. She’s multi-talented that’s for sure. She can sing, play the piano, provide back-up vocals and totally miss the mark – all at the same time!

Sophie Siciliano

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