This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007)

One thing's for sure: Darren Hayes, the former Savage Garden frontman, loves a good synth beat. His overlong, two-disc solo album proves that he's still a talented vocalist, particularly on the retro, strings-aided ballad ''Casey.'' But the This Delicate Thing We've Made endeavor instead feels dated and rhythmically repetitive, like it should be the soundtrack for A Night at the Roxbury 2. This might make for nice pregaming music before an evening out clubbing in Ibiza, but for the rest of us, the effects can be a bit savage on the ears. C
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