Greta's Bakery - On the Edge of Everything

New York trio Greta's Bakery serves up warm, enticing pop/jazz with a sweetening of electronics on their forthcoming major label debut On the Edge of Everything arriving March 30 digitally via Decca. Led by vocalist Greta Panettiere (panettiere = bakery in Italian), the rhythmic backing swings and sways like a summer dress in a sultry beach breeze. We first caught GB in a small Lower East Side club over a year ago, drawn by Greta's inviting, inventive singing and the gently soulful vibe at play. Everything captures the Bakery's cool Euro-pop of their live performances while decorating the band's sound with a glossy Steely Dan-styled sheen.

We especially like the Swing Out Sister-ish title track bright as well as the smartly dressed "Prototype", adorned with Philly International strings, a scat/synth duet and sweet bass line. "Useless", meanwhile, lets Panettiere's plaintive, airy vocals float above the sublimely mellow, glistening instrumental bed eventually building to a dramatic finish. Lead single "If This Ain't Love" will be available mid-January. Recommended.

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Greta's Bakery - "On The Edge of Everything" (from the album On the Edge of Everything)

Greta's Bakery - "Useless" (from the album On the Edge of Everything)