Fun, smart, musically adventurous and thematically provocative, the thirteen songs on “Life in Cartoon Motion” (Mika’s sparkling debut album), all of them written and produced by Mika, combine euphoric rushes of melody with darker unexpected elements.

They range from bright daytime melodramas to night-time tales of love, loss, abandonment, hope and happiness. Each is a splendid blend of fresh imagination and deft pop craftsmanship. They are songs, Mika says, "about transitions," about people in the process of becoming whoever they want to be.

Disc 1