Things to Make and Do

Things to Make and Do is the third album from the electronic/dance duo Moloko. It was issued in the UK in 2000 by Echo Records. Things to Make and Do was a departure sonically for Moloko, as the album featured songs relying less on electronics and more on live musicians. In addition to the change in musical styles, the album also featured lead singer Róisín Murphy using previously unheard technique in her vocals. At the time of its release, Murphy summed up her previous vocal style by saying "I was 19 when I made Tight Sweater, and I knew I was pretending, but if I tried not to, I’d still be pretending. Now, I know myself better." After the release of Things to Make and Do, offers came in for Murphy to guest on others records, notably The Psychedelic Waltons, Boris D., and Handsome Boy Modelling School. The album held the Echo Label record as its fastest-selling platinum record in the UK, until this was beaten by Feeder's compilation The Singles six years later.