Release

The band announced in December 2009 that they had completed their fourth album and gave away a free track, Criss Cross, to promote it. A single, Disconnected

Disconnected (Shy Child song)

"Disconnected" is the lead single from New York Synthpop duo Shy Child's fourth studio album, Liquid Love.-Download:#'Disconnected' 4:07#'Disconnected ' 6:10#'Disconnected '#'Disconnected ' 4:43...

was released digitally on 7 March.

The original release date. 1 March 2010, was moved back to the 15th. A UK tour was scheduled but vocalist Pete Cafarella suffered concussion, and had to cancel the upcoming tour; the tour was rescheduled for April and May.

Second single Open Up The Sky

Open Up The Sky

Open Up The Sky is the second single from New York electronic music duo Shy Child's fourth studio album, Liquid Love, and their seventh single overall.-Track listing:#'Open Up The Sky ' 3:09#'Open Up The Sky ' 7:04...

 was released in June.

Liquid Love will be released digitally in the U.S. by Gigantic Music

Gigantic Music

Gigantic Music is an independent record label, founded by Brian Devine in 2000. Gigantic Music is based out of New York City.Moving beyond the somewhat flimsy "indie rock" categorization, Gigantic Music focuses on the promotion of innovative and talented musicians, regardless of whether or not they...

 on 21 September 2010, with a vinyl release to follow.

Track listing

1. 'Liquid Love' - 4:48
2. 'Disconnected
   Disconnected (Shy Child song)
   "Disconnected" is the lead single from New York Synthpop duo Shy Child's fourth studio album, Liquid Love.-Download:#'Disconnected' 4:07#'Disconnected ' 6:10#'Disconnected '#'Disconnected ' 4:43...
   
   ' - 4:07
3. 'Take Us Apart' - 3:57
4. 'Criss Cross' - 7:22
5. 'The Beatles' - 4:24
6. 'Open Up The Sky
   Open Up The Sky
   Open Up The Sky is the second single from New York electronic music duo Shy Child's fourth studio album, Liquid Love, and their seventh single overall.-Track listing:#'Open Up The Sky ' 3:09#'Open Up The Sky ' 7:04...
   
   ' - 5:25
7. 'ESP' - 4:20
8. 'Depth of Feel' - 4:09
9. 'Strange Emotion' - 3:30
10. 'Dark Destiny' - 5:10

Reception

Reviews for the album have been mixed. NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

 criticized the album, describing it as being "rather lame" compared to their previous album, which they praised. Other reviews, however, praised the album for being reminiscent of retro synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 albums. Drowned In Sound

Drowned in Sound

DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...

also praised the album for being cheesy, with "falseto vocals and dumb melodies that prod and niggle at your brain".