ALESSI'S ARK Notes From The Treehouse (2009 UK 11-track CD album - How did someone so young create an album so sophisticated? That's the first question listening to Alessi's Ark, the debut by 18 year-old Londoner Alessi. From the crafted pop of 'The Horse' [one minute 53 seconds of a perfectly executed idea] to 'Constellations', which uses an elegant orchestral arrangement to carry a lullaby-like love song filled with an easy kind of wisdom, you're left wondering: where did all this come from? Alessi's Ark is filled with an innocent kind of wonder at the world, her voice sounding otherwordly but strong as it carries words filled with visions of nature and magic. Add to this the sweeping strings from a symphony orchestra and a handful of instruments played by Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, two thirds of Bright Eyes and something special emerges. Includes the single 'Over The Hill'.)