Strong imaginative song writing is fused with expressive, polished performances making the connection between voice and piano as natural as breathing. The songs certainly deserve more instrumentation but as a first album the recording costs were perhaps an issue.

Milla’s voice is double tracked in places pushing production for a fuller effect and as with a lot of contemporary writing the meaning of the songs is often a mystery to be unravelled after a few listens but with this CD which seems mostly about love and relationships it doesn’t matter, I was swept along on a river of sound, positive lyrics leaping out like darts which sustain and exhilarate.

Madeline Milla has a serious talent, which I would not be surprised to see surface on shows like Later with Jools and Radio 3’s mixing it. Watch this space.