There's really some amazing stuff happening in England recently:

Alice Russell


http://www.allmusic.com/c...qykldhe~T2








Check out 'A Fly in the Hand' especially. Great mid-tempo electro-funk jam with passionate vocals. Here's a fairly long snippet: http://www.tunes.co.uk/tu...11334.html

MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/alicerusselluk


And in spite of her voice, she looks like this:

I'm English but I'd never heard of her.

That's an amazing voice. She sounds like a slightly smoother Carleen Anderson. She also has this Dusty Springfield-esque breathlessness which I like a lot.

I think I'll have to get some of those albums. Judging from the samples I don't think I'd dig everything as much as 'A Fly in the Hand' but it seems interesting enough. She has a live DVD out as well.

Hurry On Now video:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Okll3JdBY8

Live:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...AD3sxR6rrU

HURRY ON NOW!!!!!

I first heard of her from a Morcheeba compilation disc and found under the Munka Moon about a year after and I put that song on repeat for like 3 days straight An absolutely stellar and amazing song and a killer voice. I cannot praise this chick enough

She should be larger than life and yet nobody has ever heard of her

I love the soul/acidjazz scene in the UK. I always feel like they are 10 steps ahead of the US in this department. But Justin says he's never heard of her so maybe I'm wrong But it sure feels that way when I stumble upon UK releases of this kind

Glad you dig her, Supa! Have you seen her live DVD?

calldapplwondery83 said:

I haven't but I must check it out! I sent Anx the Munka Moon CD when he was my secret Santa Pal and he loved it I love Alice Russell

"My favorite letters" is an AMAZING album. Everybody should check this out.