iling ▁sing - al ong ▁' Mr . ▁Tem bo '" ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁record ▁as ▁well . ▁" The ▁History ▁of ▁a ▁Che ating ▁Heart " ▁also ▁v ind ic ated ▁the ▁"... bra ve ▁vulner ability ▁characteristic ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁mel anch oly ▁album ". ▁In ▁summary ▁he ▁wrote : ▁" For ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁here , ▁however , ▁Every day ▁Rob ots ▁is ▁a ▁less ▁e bul lient , ▁more ▁int imate ▁and ▁reflect ive ▁affair , ▁as ▁bef its ▁the ▁tent ative ▁revel ation ▁of ▁a ▁man ' s ▁soul ." ▁ ▁In ▁Cl ash ▁magazine ' s ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁G are th ▁James ▁wrote : ▁" What ▁Every day ▁Rob ots ▁is , ▁however , ▁is ▁a ▁subt le , ▁text ured ▁patch work ▁covering ▁Dam on ▁Al bar n ' s ▁ 4 5 ▁years ▁to ▁date , ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁capt uring ▁snap sh ots ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Ley ton stone ▁through ▁to ▁a ▁song ▁he ▁made ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁baby ▁ele ph ant ▁he ▁met ▁in ▁T anz ania . ▁Al bar n ▁opt ed ▁to ▁put ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁solo ▁spot light ▁and ▁leave ▁his ▁friend ▁( Rich ard ▁Russell ) ▁behind ▁the ▁des k . ▁Russell ' s ▁signature ▁stri pped - back ▁sound ▁is ▁all ▁over ▁Every day ▁Rob ots , ▁but ▁it ▁serves ▁the ▁songs ▁well . ▁Little ▁touch es ▁like ▁the ▁piano ▁mot if ▁from ▁the ▁title ▁track