The impossibly talented British female hip-hop/neo-soul duo - singer/songwriter Marsha "The Songstress" Ambrosius and MC/songwriter Natalie "The Floacist" Stewart - have written for the likes of Jill Scott, Jazz of Dru Hill, Glenn Lewis, Bilal and Michael Jackson.

Floetry possess a sound that pretty much represents all the contemporary soul sisters around right now - the fresh tones of Alicia Keys, the soul of Mary J Blige and the presence of Erica Badu. Flo'ology oozes sex appeal - echoing, sultry voices abound without a drop of smut on tracks like I Want You and In Your Eyes. If you find yourself slipping into a dreamy slumber towards the end of the album, a cover of Bob Marley's Waiting In Vain will have you head-bopping back into consciousness. If you feel all that finger snapping in place of a good old round of applause is nonsense, and prefer the smell of a Silk Cut cigarette to a patchouli incense stick then be warned, it gets a little rootsy. But then this may be the album to convert you...

Rating:
Released: 14th November 2005
Label: Universal