Tracklist

1. 01. Hush
2. 02. Turn
3. 03. Fool
4. 04. O-O-Oh
5. 05. Instrumental One
6. 06. Fulltime Running
7. 07. Deheree
8. 08. Spring
9. 09. I Understand
10. 10. Why
11. 11. I've Got Something
12. 12. Instrumental Two
13. 13. Home
14. 14. Take Four
15. 15. Pusher The Door
16. 16. You And Your Moods
17. 17. Instrumental Three
18. 18. I Think I'm In Love

It's daunting when any album begins with a timpani and bars of classical dramatics, but the moment that Heidi Happy's (aka Priska Zemp) voice launches over the orchestrated musical journey, you are in safe hands. She pulls from classical and jazz and backs this up using flute, violin, viola, cello, vibes, Fender Rhodes and, even glockenspiel. But some of her most touching moments happen when paring back and using simple guitar and voice to tell a love song.

Although she was honoured as the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's 'Swiss Top' winner in 2007 for her music, the bright-eyed Lucerne Rock City pop singer only officially began her recording career in 2005. O-o-oh, the first single on "Flowers, Birds and Home" is perhaps the best direction on how to approach the singer whose feet stand in pools of indie alternative folk and pop jazz at the same time.

Choosing to write and produce with the authority of a well-travelled singer-songwriter, Heidi Happy's tunes are filled with a nascent dark romanticism. There is an old-timey modernism here, one that takes artful to a new level. It's as if Joanna Newsom was giving pointers and Joni Mitchell took on the story. Everything is full and acutely personal.