Meine zarten Pfoten ( My Tender Paws ) is the eagerly-awaited album by Lady Ada that everybody s been longing to get a hold of for so long. Her second album after debut Blondie truly is a revelation. Ada has successfully cast off that four-to-the-floor yoke and has recorded songs that go way beyond all our well-known categories, hovering above everything in a state of serene disengagement. It s certainly pPp in its broadest sense, but ultimately it s a work of music that radiates such an amazing warmth and tranquility that it will even sedate the biggest nervous wreck into a state of subtle receptiveness. This record is your friend. It s a shining light of beauty, glowing from the inside. Humans have feelings. And it s only the noblest of feelings that these nine songs arouse. After listening to them you’re left with a slightly sheepish smile on your face. And then you press play again