Colours Are Brighter: Songs For Children - And Grown Ups Too

£7.99 (iTunes)

Lillie: “wow .. that’s some nice good music”
Daddy: “GO GO NINJA DINOSAAAAUUUURRRR”

Here at The Toddler Review we’re a discerning bunch when it comes to music, which is why when we got this CD through the post it was an instant hit. Not a single nursery rhyme or predictable Mozart re-hash to be heard .. just really good quality and mostly original music for kids. Hurrah.

From the slightly sinister Kraftwerk-esque brilliance of “Tidy Up Tidy Up” by The Barcelona Pavillion to more traditional kids ditties including a “Pooh Trilogy” from The Divine Comedy and Belle and Sebastian’s “The Monkeys Are Breaking Out Of The Zoo”, this is a fantastic introduction to a range of musical genres and something Mummy and Daddy are happy to listen to in the car as well. “Go Go Ninja Dinosaur” (or “Ginger Ginger Dinosaur” as Lillie calls it) by Four Tet featuring Princess Watermelon is Daddy’s personal fave.

What’s more it’s all for charidy too, with proceeds from the album sales going to Save The Children. Find out more at www.coloursarebrighter.com.

Here’s the full track listing:

Four Tet featuring Princess Watermelon - Go Go Ninja Dinosaur
Rasputina - A Skeleton Bang
Franz Ferdinand - Jackie Jackson
Snow Patrol - I am an Astronaut
The Divine Comedy - Three Cheers For Pooh, Cottleston Pie, Piglet Ho
The Kooks - The King & I
Half Man Half Biscuit - David Wainwright’s Feet
The Barcelona Pavilion - Tidy Up Tidy Up
Jonathan Richman - Our Dog is Getting Older Now
Ivor Cutler Trio - Mud
Belle and Sebastian - The Monkeys are Breaking Out the Zoo
The Flaming Lips - The Big Ol’ Bug Is The New Baby Now
Kathryn Williams - Night Baking

You can check out the album for free on Spotify, but make sure you buy a copy and help out Save The Children if you like what you hear!

Daddy.