Ex-Sneaker Pimp Kelli presents her solo project to save us all from a world without enough stars.
The goddess of trip-hop returns with a collection of classic songs which display the dark of the night and the light of the day. From the psychedelic leanings of 'Sunlight In The Rain' to the dripping in spiritual gold, 'Queen of the World'.
This is traditional in the way pop records were in the 60s. Its rock in the best Aerosmith meaning of the word. But its dance in the way it understands ecstasy. Its progressive and expanding.
The failing is that journalists have a problem categorising it- because its new. In the same way the Sneaker Pimps and Portishead and Tricky created a new genre by combining dance and indie, Kelli Ali does it again by taking beauty and a love of every kind of music from the Japanese classical instruments which she flew into LA for Paper Moon to working with the producers from Madonnas 'Ray of Light' album.
Tigermouth was recorded in Los Angeles for a ridiculous amount of money, but this album sounds like cash.
Not surprising then that this has gained fans among the musical community, from John Gosling (Mekon) to Bootsy Collins(there's a collaboration dropping in August), to Primal Scream to Armand Van Helden, to Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Oakenfold and Pete Tong.
Whether its 'Inferno High Love' or 'Kids', 'Teardrop' or 'Angel in LA', there's a song for everyone on this album.
