CD CHOICE:Ring True Panther****

It’s a given that the “B” word will pop up somewhere when considering the work of Glasser frontwoman Cameron Mesirow, so let’s get it out of the way before we go any further.

Björk casts a long shadow in the world of creative females with a hankering for electronic and vocal experimentation. Such comparisons are both easy and obvious to make, though they’re also ones that often do the Icelander a disservice. After all, if every artist who was compared to Björk had a scintilla of her artistic gumption, the world would be a far more interesting, lively place.

Even Björk herself must tire of the well-meaning but sometimes incompetent acts she’s trussed up with. The thing about Mesirow, though, is that she’s already demonstrating smarts that demand you lean that bit closer to the speakers to work out what just happened.

A Los Angeles native doing a fine line in bewitching and beguiling tribal tunes with an electronic blur to them, Mesirow has a knack for making very simple tunes sound incredibly rich, detailed and mesmerising.

Aside from having the clout of Glasser's impressive vocal pitch, Ringalso benefits from how Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid's production turn traces of ideas into fully realised songs.

Such well-placed weight also manages to move the album from the experimental valley where it could easily reside to another level. Indeed, it’s this ability and willingness to effortlessly shapeshift between the sometimes suffocating confines of artronica and a more pop-friendly aesthetic which impresses the listener again and again here.

You can hear it on Treasury Of We,for example, which builds into a punchy tower of song, or the sweet, intricate hooks that she displays on Tremel. As debut shouts go, Ringis not one that makes a whole lot of noise but, as we've learned before, it's always the quiet ones you've got to watch out for. See glassermusic.com

Download tracks: Treasury Of We, Apply, Mirrorage