Tangle-Free World
The new CD from songwriter Anny Celsi
Produced by Nelson Bragg (of The Brian Wilson Band)
On Ragazza Music (US) & Taxim Records (Germany)
Release: November 2009
Anny Celsi "Tangle-Free World" (mp3) from "Tangle-Free World" (Ragazza Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store
Continuing in the pop-noir vein she mined on Little Black Dress, Tangle-Free World retains Anny's "beatnik cool" feel and storyteller’s eye for detail while expanding her musical landscape, with influences ranging from Jimmy Webb to The Byrds to Burt Bacharach. Musical contributors include 60’s chanteuse Evie Sands, Phil Parlapiano (John Prine, Grant Lee Buffalo), Carl Byron (Michelle Shocked, Jim Lauderdale), Amy Farris (Peter Case, Kelly Willis), Probyn Gregory, Nick Walusko and Scott Bennett (Brian Wilson Band).
“… Byrdsian jangle and exquisite psyche-pop harmonies perfect for a long car ride…Fans of classic sixties pop influences should pick this one up right away.” – Aaron Kupferberg, Powerpopaholic
I was blown away by this CD from the very first listen.…gorgeous, melodic … virtually every song could be a single. One of the best albums of the decade.” -- John Etherington, nickdrake.com
"Thank god this is a CD. If it were vinyl, I'd be on my dozenth copy!"
- Chris Fradkin, co-author of The Plimsouls’ "A Million Miles Away"
"Tangle-Free World has so many of the things that got you to fall in love with pop music in the first place-evoking but never imitating. If you look beyond the gorgeous and catchy melodies you'll hear lyrics that read like great short stories and production ideas that tell you that you're on to something special" -- Gary Stewart, former A&R, Rhino Records
“…a winner and should appeal to a wide range of fans…it comes with my highest recommendation.” – Andrew Gladwin, Cabin Essence
“…be amazed but, more importantly, be won completely over with an artist that catapults over her previous work and makes an album filled with first-class musical craftings.” Bruce Brodeen, Not Lame
“A multi-faceted gem of musical brilliance…Ever hear a song that literally makes you feel electric? Something so beautiful and moving that you feel kind of numb and awe-struck? Put on the title track of "Tangle Free World" and if you're like me, expect a wonderful auditory experience. Beautiful melody, catchy, exquisite harmonies, and a rhythm track that would make for perfect driving music.” Laurie Biagini
“There is such a great vibe on this CD that I want to listen to it over and over.…the perfect balance of polish and raw soul. You know those favorite recordings where EVERY cut is a gem? Tangle Free World is one of those.” Allen Mezquida
“11 tracks of sonic beauty. I put this album in my top 10 for 2009. Buy it, you'll love it too!” Richard Snow
‘Westcoastpop van het zuiverste water, zoals verderop ‘First Love Freezes’ en ‘The Night She Learned To Drive’ met hun sprankelende countryfolkpop het gehoor strelen….Tangle- Free World’ is een veelzijdige en bloedmooie popplaat, waar ook de meer puristisch ingestelde americana liefhebber, veel luisterplezier aan zal beleven.” -- Huub Thomassen, Real Roots Café
“Ook "Tangle-Free World" bevat weer gedreven rootsmuziek met een stevig rock 'n roll randje. Eén beluistering van dit door Nelson Bragg - percussionist in de Brian Wilson band en drummer bij Anny - geproduceerde en ook grotendeels zelf bij elkaar gepende geheel volstonden alvast om te weten dat dit een juweeltje van een rootsplaat is geworden, een plaat waarin we kunnen genieten van elf nieuwe Celsi-songs…Anny Celsi zingt vol passie en beschikt over een prachtige stem. Bovendien zijn haar songs zo toegankelijk dat je ze de komende tijd echt niet meer uit je hoofd krijgt.” -- Rootstime
“Tangle-Free World, kortom, is voer voor liefhebbers van verzorgde Amerikaanse kwaliteitspop” –Peter Bartlema, Kindamuzik
“Anny duidelijk in de lijn van grootheden zoals Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams, Suzanne Vega en Jackie DeShannon… Zelden straalt een album zo’n karakter uit. Er valt geen enkele song uit de toon en dit op zich is al een hele prestatie. Zowel muzikaal als tekstueel, knap wat deze dame uit Highland Park (Los Angeles), Californië ons voorschotelt.” -- Philip Verhaege, Keys and Chords
Reviews for "Little Black Dress & Other Stories":
THREE STARS "clever…the music is consistently strong to boot." -- Ken Barnes, USA Today
“Affecting, pop-smart tunes” – Chris Morris, Billboard
“Little Black Dress & Other Stories is a superb debut album…Anny Celsi is a talent to watch.” -- Michael Toland, www.highbias.com
".a beatnik-cool performer who veers from poppy, bouncy beats to jazzy piano bar riffs and sexy come-ons…a fellow traveler to Aimee Mann and Sheryl Crow. The “pop-noir” soundtrack of her solo debut, “Little Black Dress,” wears a veneer of L.A. Confidential style." -- Bob Ruggiero, Houston Press
“A musical journey in the best sense, "Little Black Dress" unfolds like a tightly written script.” – Mark Spangler, The Oregonian
“An ultra-cool, ultra-hip album that is one of the best new releases I've heard in a long time. Check it out.” -- Ed Kociela, Utah Daily News
"well deserves my five stars top rating!"
-- Hugues Orsetti, CROSSROADS (France)
“It's not often that listening to a record evokes the same buzz of satisfaction that one gets upon finishing a particularly ripping book. Seldom does an album sustain an arc of characters and situations that is consistently surprising, amusing and touching… "Little Black Dress" is a perfect fit.” – John Chandler, Portland Tribune
".we've got another Brand New Fave here.” (Dana & Carl, THIS IS ROCK N' ROLL RADIO, WXXE, Syracuse, NY)
“When she starts to sing she's got something to say, and she says it in this way designed to separate the boys from the men, if you know what I mean and I think you do.” -- Ben Varkentine, www.ink19.com
"Her songs with wild and sensitive make us feel the LA breeze.it will make you feel like turning over the toy-box. Full of variety, though unifiedjust like a kaleidoscope." -- Shuichi Iwami
"There isn't a weak track in the set, which is no small achievement." -- Adrian Zupp, HARP
"Anny Celsi possesses such a radiantly reassuring voice that it almost doesn’t matter what she’s singing about.” -- Falling James, LA Weekly
"Met dat laatste zal het wel goed komen trouwens want Anny Celsi heeft talent, dat mag duidelijk zijn." -- Real Roots Cafe (The Netherlands)
"The music is all in Celsi's writing, which is direct, killing.needing no ornamentation." -- Greil Marcus, Real Life Rock Top Ten
".a marvelously cool, hip, subtle singer and songwriter, who can pull off the kind of genre-jumping of which I usually disapprove, equally convincing with a Dusty Springfield/Jackie DeShannon style ballad as a Peggy Lee-ish torch song" -- John Conquest, 3rd Coast Music
"Ihr Debütalbum unter eigenem Namen ist ein gelungenes Werk mit Konzept, Charakter, Stil und Klasse – eine perfekte Einheit vom pulp-style Cover über die 60er Jahre Artwork bis zu den mehrdeutigen Texten und der letzten (Twang-) Note.Anny Celsi ist definitiv anders – im spannendsten Sinn des Wortes!"
-- Glitterhouse.com
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