If former Black Blondie Sarah White was signed to a major record label, this debut effort would be plastered all over every R&B radio station going. "Hiding Blind" is a dazzling display of the best of modern nu-jazz, soul, R&B and club sounds, all underpinned by Sarah's velvet smooth vocals.

1. Dance On Mars
2. Hiding Blind (Original)
3. Fade
4. Walk Away (M.anifest)
5. Big Dance
6. Turn Me On
7. Freakness
8. Hiding Blind (Altered Natives Remix)
9. Rhythm Lab Instrumental

Producer Don Cuco really has done an amazing job, creating an impressively broad palette of musical styles, from the slow and sexy Bossa Nova of "Fade" to the more urban sounds of "Dance On Mars". There isn't a weak track on this nine track EP and although it is brazenly eclectic, Sarah White's strong vocals mean it is all good.

The singer has come a long way from her native Minneapolis to Brooklyn, where she now resides, but she has brought the strength of her musical convictions with her. "Hiding Blind" is a bullshit free record. It does exactly what it says on the tin. It's great singing with great songs.

The sublimely downtempo "Turn Me On" should be doing the rounds on all the R&B compilations. It's sexy, low down and dirty, and burns with a sensuous passion. The funkier "Freakiness" and other tunes have a serious edge to them and show that Sarah is not afraid to experiment and push the envelope just that little bit further.

Sarah White knows the score.

~ Jamie Hailstone

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