BETH HART

a release that even this fercely self-critical artist describes as "pretty frickin' good".

But let's not forget the backstory that brought her here... 'Fire On The Floor' is the album that Beth Hart needed to make. Likewise, it's a record that you need to hear. These twelve songs run the gamut of genre, refecting Beth's eclectic teenage infuences, which took in everything from gospel, soul and classical to the seismic rock of Soundgarden. "As a writer," she nods, "I feel really stifed if I'm trying to write in the same style. I just can't do that. Growing up as a kid, I was raised all over the place stylistically, loving so many different genres."