ALICE IVY - I?m Dreaming (Sealed) (LP)

On her debut album, "I’m Dreaming", Alice Ivy—real name Annika Schmarsel—constructs a fairy-tale land that builds on the sample-heavy world of late '90s hip-hop, but makes it all her own. Assisted by vocalists as varied as E^ST, Georgia Van Etten and Charlie Threads, "I’m Dreaming" feels akin to prodigal debuts by other Australian electronic stars like Flume and Ta-ku. But listen to a song like “Touch”, and comparisons melt away. It’s proof that Alice Ivy is that rarest of creatures in the modern music landscape: an individual.