Excerpt: "Rich Bennett’s tastes seem to veer towards lounge pop as evidenced on  his 'better than it sounds on paper' last album <em>Music For  Underwater Supermarkets</em>, not to mention his significant retro-futurist  contributions to great records by Monocle and Hotels. As the title  implies, <em>On Holiday </em>is a concept album Bennett has created (along with  singer-songwriter Rebecca Pronsky) about leisure time away from home  and work pressures.... As with some of his previus records, Bennett appears to be in  typically laid back mood on the surface. Yet after each listen, the  record sounds deeper and more troubled than the last time, which  indicates Bennett is a less than ideal travelling companion but at least  his music offers an alternative soundtrack."

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