Mr & Mrs Muffins
Album: The Raindrop Dance and Other Songs About Love
Label: Folkwit
Tracks: 11
Website: http://folkwit.com/artists/mr-mrs-muffins

Seattle-based storytellers Mr & Mrs Muffins' musical debut release featuring a collection of the musical interludes that first appeared on their two audio book releases for children.

As the origin of the compositions indicates, it's a mostly instrumental album, containing tracks that range from sparse and childlike simplicity featuring interplay between a melodica and a toy piano, to full blown multi-layered production compositions and choral arrangements.

The biog tells me that Mr & Mrs Muffins are usually found playing music in their tiny cottage by the sea, or daydreaming about their heroes Mr Carrot and Mrs Rabbit………Aahh, how sweet is that.

It's a strictly niche mood album, and should probably come with a government health warning about playing whilst driving a car or operating machinery.

Time will tell if the musical formula is one that will provide longevity for Mr & Mrs Muffins, and basing judgement on that old adage that involves poison and pleasure, this may well be an album that unsurprisingly develops a cult status.

Phil Carter