ANNI ROSSI Rockwell (2009 UK 10-track CD album - From Minnesota via Los Angeles and now based in Chicago, 23 year old Anni Rossi is an exciting prospect. Having been classically trained since aged three, Anni is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and has been performing as a solo artist for the past few years. Fresh from signing to the label, Anni headed straight in the studio to record 'Rockwell' with Steve Albini and the results show it to have been a wise move. Mostly using tracks from her existing live set, the energy, depth and eccentricities of her live show have all been successfully translated onto record, making the document she set out to make. Until now, the viola has formed the centrepiece to her music, often finding itself to be the only instrument used, but more come to the fore here. In particular, drums and cello slightly elevate her sound, appearing occasionally to fill in corners. The fact it was all recorded in one day will surprise most but so will the unlikely cover version of Ace Of Base's 'Living In Danger', a version so sublime you wouldn't know what it was unless told.)