COP International
Producer: Azam Ali
Los Angeles-based Azam Ali was born in Iran and raised in India, and from the start of the opening title track, all that beautiful multiculture bursts out of the speakers. It’s not shoehorned either; it’s not like the listener will sit there going, “That’s the Indian bit, that’s the Middle Eastern bit.” Rather, there’s an ethereal spirituality about the whole thing that feels authentic and cinematic. The likes of Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Björk, and even Enya are reasonable references, but Ali really does have a sound of her own. Songs such as “Hazy Gaze” and “Autumn of Goodbye” carry the listener away on a cloud of sweet notes and genuine emotions.
