Remember the climax of 10,000 Maniacs' Eat for Two when Natalie Merchant's bare voice fades from view with the fragility of a little girl? That's how Florida-based singer/songwriter Michele Ari's debut album, 85th and Nowhere, opens with the jangling first cut My Sleeping Beauty. Sounding nothing like most of today's few female alternative-rock vocalists, who are often lacking the emotional rush of their '80s predecessors, Ari has a bittersweet vocal style that is at once enigmatic and revealing.“ - Adam Harrington, Whispering and Hollering, UK

"This album fills a void in today’s top ten, infusing it with some much needed sophistication and thoughtful songcrafting... think more performance art poetry than pop charts."- Indie-Music.com

Lyrics: Michele Ari Music: Michele Ari/Pete Delong/Paul Catala/Jeremy Rowland Please: Music/Lyrics, Michele Ari Produced by Ronny Elliott Recorded in Tampa Fl

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