Pi attributes her talent to her musically influenced background and education. She grew up as a “product of a whacked-out hippie childhood where value was placed on life experience and beauty in art and life.” She graduated with honors in vocals and bass. Her years of musical experience allow her to switch around her musical elements with consummate craftsmanship.

The funky and jazzy influences remain dominant throughout the entire album. “Pretty Good for a Girl” and “Little Secret” are two songs that border on hip-hop. This is an album you would listen to more for the novelty of the sound rather than the beauty of the melody, even though the sound is not that novel. “Irrational” has good bass and is mixed very well but the songs just left me wanting something more -- something that doesn’t just touch the surface, maybe.

Despite the fact that it has a good beat and the songs aren’t badly written, the album was not enough to make me get out of my seat. Pi is in the same category as Sarah Mclachlan, Lisa Loeb, Shawn Colvin, and Suzanne Vega, that is, chick rock. Don’t be surprised if you see her at the next Lilith Fair. I like her voice, I like the album title, I give it 2 stars.