▁star ▁review ▁pra ising ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Lord ▁Buck ley ▁samples ▁on ▁tracks ▁like ▁" Every day ▁Rob ots " ▁and ▁" Mr ▁Tem bo ". ▁He ▁compared ▁Al bar n ' s ▁song - writing ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁rock ▁legend ▁Ray ▁Dav ies ▁and ▁said : ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁rare ▁moment ▁of ▁ext ro vert ▁cheer ▁on ▁an ▁int imate , ▁intros pective ▁album ▁that ▁takes ▁tent ative ▁steps ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁soul ▁behind ▁the ▁star ." ▁And ▁recommended ▁that ▁songs ▁like ▁" Every day ▁Rob ots ", ▁" The ▁History ▁of ▁a ▁Che ating ▁Heart ", ▁" Mr ▁Tem bo " ▁and ▁" H ollow ▁P onds " ▁were ▁the ▁stand outs ▁of ▁the ▁record ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Larry ▁Day ▁of ▁music OM H ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five . ▁Day ▁wrote : ▁" Every day ▁Rob ots ▁is ▁a ▁multi - layer ed ▁record , ▁much ▁like ▁an ▁a ural ▁pav lo va , ▁with ▁go o ey ▁dol lo ps ▁of ▁bit ters weet , ▁out right ▁sweet , ▁dark ly ▁mor ose ▁and ▁w ist ful ▁reflection . ▁It ’ s ▁rather ▁strange ▁t ast ing ▁pav lo va ▁however , ▁squ ishing ▁s our ▁pain ▁with ▁hal cy on ▁nost alg ia ." ▁Though ▁Day ▁also ▁pointed ▁out ▁his ▁favour ite ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁record ▁as ▁well : ▁"' The ▁Self ish ▁Gi ant ', ▁featuring ▁Bat ▁For ▁L ash es ' ▁Nat asha ▁Khan '