Martina Topley-Bird
The Blue God

THE REVIEW

In 2008, all the artists who left a musical imprint called Trip hop in the 90s are making a comeback: Portishead, Massive Attack, and Tricky with his latest album "Knowle West Boy" this summer.

But along with Tricky was his muse Martina Topley Bird. Her new solo album "The Blue God" will be released on May 23 in Italy, as they are promoting Martina on Mtv Italy and All Music through their websites. On television, you can already see the first single "Carnies". So, I urge you lovers of alternative music, electronic, trip hop, and pop to step forward and not miss one of the best CDs of 2008 and especially one of the last great Pop Noir albums of recent years.

The guests are: the producer of the moment Danger Mouse from Gnarls Barkley, their most famous song being "Crazy", but I think you already knew that, and the multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer, famous for his collaborations with John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Thanks to the production by Danger Mouse and Martina herself, this album skillfully uses: trip hop, rock, jazz, soul, dub, electro, and pop. There's something for everyone in "The Blue God".

Since the album has excellent commercial qualities and is already in the top ten of the best-selling albums in the United Kingdom on the BBC chart and in France on iTunes, the album is very similar to "Supernature" by Goldfrapp and "Love In The Time Of Science" by Emiliana Torrini.

It begins with the dark "Phoenix" on an electro base where you can hear pulses and Martina's sweet voice, the first single "Carnies" is a beautiful pop track with piano notes in full 60s soul style, perfect for a playful and mischievous summer, "April Grove" the quintessential rock song of "The Blue God", "Something To Say" where Martina comes very close to her past collaborations with Tricky, mafia-like, seductive, roaring, and one of the best songs on "The Blue God", "Baby Blue" is an easy-listening pop track great for romantic breakfasts, "Shangri La" one of the most epic pieces of "The Blue God" pure trip hop in perfect Massive Attack style, the waltz of "Snowman", the instrumental and optimistic "Da Da Da Da", the magnificent "Valentine" for romantic evenings that will bring you back to the 60s, the second single "Poison" this song is very strong pure pop suitable for radios perfect for making people dance, "Razor Tongue" seems like "The Sea" by Morcheeba and Martina sings like Beth Gibbons of Portishead, and finally "Yesterday" the most experimental track of all.

Below you will find samples to give you an idea of the album, I repeat, do not let it slip away because these are opportunities that come once in a lifetime, a musical gem that everyone should have.