Soom T's new album 'Free As A Bird'. To those familiar with Soom T's work, this will come as no surprise though. Earlier this year, already saw the release of 'Bullets Over Babylon', a largely hip-hop influenced collaboration with Monkey Marc. You'll find a wide array of genres on 'Free As A Bird', ranging from funky soul (opener 'City Zoo', 'I Pray') over electro-pop ('Black Butterfly', 'Take A Walk'') to electro-disco ('Broken Robots', a title referencing to Daft Punk?) or drum & bass ('Hard Time'), with Soom T's fast raps as the only constant. Most surprising is closing and title track 'Free As A Bird', sounding like a nineteen fifties country ballad. Those desperate for a dash of reggae will have to content themselves with the enjoyable 'Politic Man'. 'Free As A Bird' is an excellent album nonetheless and might provide the Scottish-Indian underground princess with a one-way ticket to the mainstream market
