<p>A random crawl through YouTube the other night as my daughter had wanted to hear some more <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FBj%C3%B6rk%2FB000AQ35IS%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dsr_tc_2_0%26qid%3D1292457227%26sr%3D8-2-ent&tag=rufanrediproduct&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957" title="Bjork"> Björk</a> tracks we jumped to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FTricky%2FB000AQ0OY6%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dsr_tc_2_0%26qid%3D1292457295%26sr%3D1-2-ent&tag=rufanrediproduct&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957"> Tricky</a> (who she’d see in The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26field-keywords%3Dfifth%2520element%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=rufanrediproduct&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957"> Fifth Element</a> but not realized was a musician) and we discovered Puppy Toy from the Jools Holland session…</p> <p></p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxMPhyiAJXU&w=500&h=417]</p> <p></p> <p>The female vocalist had an amazing voice so I dug a little deeper and discovered <a href="http://www.myspace.com/alexmillsmusic">Alex Mills</a>. Wow, what a voice.</p> <p></p> <p>From the live session on Acoustic 64</p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-2A2ifN37w&w=500&h=417]</p> <p></p> <p>to interviews where she comes across as someone who <a href="http://www.aissetou.co.uk/blog/?p=775"> loves what she does</a></p> <p></p> <p>to self-composed songs with witty lyrics like </p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYEdsjI0mVE&w=500&h=417]</p> <p>and</p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HByC8Zb75I&w=500&h=417]</p> <p></p> <p>through to guest vocals on cracking club tracks like</p> <p>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzcMEKoZCnQ&w=500&h=417] </p> <p></p> <p>she’s a great reminder that there’s still real talent in the music scene, especially in the UK, but you have to look past the reality show cookie cutter productions to find it.</p> <p></p> <p>If you’re looking for someone who combines Ella Fitzgerald, Anita Baker, Alicia Keys and Duffy … Alex has that and more!</p>