Video: Anni Rossi's cover of "Creep" by Radiohead

Anni Rossi - Ecology.mp3 [Player] Anni Rossi - Machine.mp3 [Player] Anni Rossi - Creep.mp3 [Player] Anni Rossi is a classically trained violiaist who plays her viola like it actually has four strings. Her songs are filled with chords and arpeggios that bring a full sound to her unique vocals. Its sad to lump artists together but Anni Rossli fits right in with Final Fantasy and Joanna Newsom. I would have to say that we have [...]

• Anni Rossi - Creep
• Anni Rossi - Ecology
• Anni Rossi - Machine

Anni Rossi was a completely random discovery today. My boss at the record store grabbed her new album Afton out of a pile of promos and tossed it on the speakers. I normally don't like to play things that I don't already know are or suspect will be awesome, but I quickly realized that Afton [...]

Download: Anni Rossi - "Wheelpusher" Like fellow Chicagoan/part-time Minnesotan Andrew Bird, Anni Rossi creates a rich tapestry of sound by melding together eclectic orchestrations and lush instrumentation. Rossi's aesthetic is more straight-forward--there are no Dosh-assisted style sonic collages that Bird happens to be fond of--but, using her viola and the surprise appearance of saxophones, Rossi is able to create an imaginative, impressionistic world for listeners to get lost in. But lest you think that Rossi and her Joanna Newsom-like warble make a detour into the self-indulgent, the minimalist production makes sure that both listener and [...]

• Anni Rossi - Wheelpusher