On her debut solo album,AZITA (SCISSOR GIRLS,BRIDE OF NO-NO)breaks away from the no-wave she's known for & sits behind the piano.Original

piano-based tunes,almost all featuring vocals, melodies, lyrics & all the things most of people think of for "songs."Latter-day rhythm heroes JOHN MCENTIRE

(drums)&MATT LUX (bass)with sleek, funky constructs from days of yore, topped with a bit of pure, clean guitar from JEFF PARKER & some classic cornet from

ROB MAZUREK. Acid-tongued yet soulful, with a performer's distance, it's all here; uptempo material through to balladray as well as 2 solo piano pieces.Pretty

astonishing.