Martina Topley-Bird

Tricky's muse frees herself from his narcotic soundscapes without leaving them entirely behind. Topley-Bird experiences soporific bliss ("Soul Food") and dabbles in rock ("Need One"), but when Tricky starts muttering on "Ragga," it's just like old times. Also features David Holmes, Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan.

This London-born singer was a teenager when her air-streaked soprano distinguished the
initial albums by Tricky, providing a key element of his sublimely unpretty Maxinquaye
album. Now twenty-six, Martina Topley-Bird has delivered a fantastic solo debut.
Co-produced by Topley-Bird and Alex McGowan, the collection interknits bluesy intimacy,
R&B extroversion, theatrical confessions and rock chord progressions while kee... More >