"The music is cheery even when the feelings are miserable; it's like rainy-day Smiths driven by pianos instead of guitars." Blender

"Harcourt... has done the unthinkable: fallen in love with a laydee and made his "happy" album. Luckily for us, it's the best of his career" NME, 8 out of 10

"If relationships were straightforward they’d be no need for albums like this. Thank god they aren’t." dot music.com