Meleni Smith better known by her stage name Polly A. was born in Flint Michigan , but raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After listening to some of the tracks on Soundcloud, I discovered that she was credited as one of the composers for the song “Happy” from the popular movie “Hitch”. She lent her amazing writing skills along with well known artist in the game, “Alicia Keys” 2009 song “Love is a Disease”. In early 2012, she released an independent album titled “My Heart in Focus” and in 2013, Smith was nominated for the Soul Train Music Award Record of the year for penning the hook to “J. Coles” hot summer single “Crooked Smile”.
Now, Polly A. is back with a new EP titled “Distorted Fairytales”, which was released back in December of 2014. “Nature” is the first single off this amazing disc. This track shows off Polly A’s edgy style of writing and singing, the track provides a feeling of ole Skool Hiphop meets trip hop, like when “Salt N Pepa” recorded “What-A-Man” featuring “En-Vogue”. Nature is surely one of my favorites off the album and then there’s another track entitled “Pick your Poison”. Simply put, this young lady’s ability to interpret life situations into song is well done on this track, the song gives you a profound look into doing something you know better than to do, but you do it anyway. Structure of the song is well thought out and articulated and the production of the beats are well crafted as well. I’m already looking forward to catching a live show or too from this amazing artist. I do believe that this artist is going to be one to watch in 2015 and the years to come. I hope to see and hear more from this young lady soon. So for all my lovers of great untapped music, you guys can check out some of her work on Soundcloud and YouTube. Show your support for good music and the great artists who make it.
Leslie Thomas is a music blogger, traveler, and lover of all things music! Follow me on Twitter @LBoogie252005.
