When I think about Oddfellows Casino?s debut album "Yellow Bellied Wonderland" I foremost think of delicate pop beauty, hidden under a patchwork blanket of unusual sonic twists and turns, informed by elements of jazz, folk, haunting electronica, psychedelia and avante-garde accents. But I also think of something incredibly homey and comfortable, so it makes perfect sense that the opening lines from Brighton-based singer-songwriter David Bramwell?s second album goes something like this: ?Welcome to Oddfellows Casino, welcome back old friends, you know where the tea?s kept, and welcome if you?re new, if you wanna smoke then please do, take your shoes off, make a brew, there?s biscuits in the cupboard, just for you? This introduction suggests the meeting with an old friend and that?s exactly what this record does for me. Written and recorded in collaboration with Stereolab's Simon Johns, the album blends elements from psychedelia, folk, jazz, experimentalism, electronica and Canterbury pop/prog into a sonic brew that I suspect will be ingrained into my living room walls by the time the winter is here. This one is for absent friends and for making it through another long, dark winter. 7/10 -- Mats Gustafsson (25 May, 2005)