Note: All interviews and press are in regard to Jette's work with Jette-Ives, a 2006-2007 collaboration with Holmes Ives.

Select Interviews

The Washington City Paper, January 2007
Pop Quiz with Dave Nuttycomb
"To the list of great musical collaborations -- Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Lennon and McCartney -- add Jette Kelly and Holmes Ives. As JETTE-IVES, the pair are creating some of the most smokin', sexy, sophisticated songs around. ... We can't get enough."

Rock Sellout, December 2006
By Gina Argentina
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Music Monthly, August 2006
By Mary Morris
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Reviews

The DCist, August 2007
By Jason Cox
"If sex were a genre of music, Jette Kelly might be the John Lennon, Madonna and Etta James of the style all rolled into one. The 27-year-old songstress has the song-writing prowess, sex appeal and voice…”

Instrumental Analysis, July 2007
By Joe Casillo
"Jette is a gifted lyricist and that is very evident on In The Deep. That isn't even mentioning her ridiculous vocal skills. As she sings her songs, you can feel her pain and longing. This is hands down the most sexual release of the year...”

Is This Music?, March 2007
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Andy Says, March 2007
By Andy
"The duo of Jette Kelly with her embracing and whispery vocals and Holmes Ives who sets the backing beats and music combine to conjure up an album not heard since Portishead went missing in action. There’s something unmistakably French to the style and delivery of the music, with an underlying jazz cool...”

DC Style Magazine, January 2007
"Jette-Ives Brings Back Style and Class: After her performance of the tango-like song 'Proximity', Jette said it was time to move out of the 'opium sex den' and switched things up with a smokin' cover of The White Stripes's 'Seven Nation Army'."

The Washington Post, January 2007
By Mark Jenkins
"In the Deep" suggests Portishead's clanking, nightmarish lullabies... Melodically, the standout is a cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game," but the duo's originals are moody and insinuating. ... Such numbers as "In the Presence of . . . " -- which is addressed to a potential lover who's "naked when you're clothed" -- are coolly carnal."

Dancemusic.about.com, December 2006
By Mike Stier
"…an auspicious collaboration of epic proportions.”

BPM Magazine, December 2006
"Sounds like: sultry vocals and cool, modern productions for chic lounges and galleries. "Bottom line: the sweet, sensual vocals of Jette Kelly and the unique rhythms and textures of Holmes Ives combine to create a mature and endearing modern downtempo album. If you like it cinematic, this one's for you."

Independents Only, November 2006
By Monk
"In the Deep" is an absolutely brilliant recording…haunting, rich in melody and structure, relaxing and more than refreshing. Jette-Ives has taken a common love for an art and a natural chemistry and turned that into one of the most astonishing listens of 2006!"

Properly Chilled, November 2006
"...a great listening session; from the dense, breathy melodies of "Darker Than You" to the perfectly ricketing percussion and melancholy synth work of "Vexed", Jette's vocal style works incredibly well with the tone and tension of the music. Her voice exudes a perfectly tempered torchy sultriness in the more jumping rhythms of "In The Presence of..."

Okayplayer, November 2006
By Ben Brundage
"The smoky, spellbinding, and almost archaic vocal styling of Jette Kelly floats ethereally over the predominantly electronic compositions of Holmes Ives in a manner reminiscent of a young Billy Holiday..."

On Tap Magazine, November 2006
By Chris Connelly
"Vocalist Jette Kelly is conflicted, empowered and sexy, but above all else, she is genuine, displaying a marvelous jazz range that wanders the scale effortlessly."

The Electrical Language, November 2006
By Gabor Kovacs
"Jette-Ives [is] pretty much fitting a composite of the perfect electrical language band... It's the combination of electronica, alluring female vocal, intelligence and originality in vocals, lyrics and music..."

Smother Magazine, October 2006
By J-Sin, Editor's Pick
"Sultry and sexy with luxurious ambience, "In the Deep" is a house album that downtempo clubs wish they had been spinning years ago. Techno that's sophisticated and completely sexy brushing aside comparisons to trip-hop's best in Portishead, Jette-Ives are a male/female duo that continue to amaze with each engaging tune."

Raves Magazine, October 2006
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DJ Fix, October 2006
By Kristofer Upjohn
"Jette-Ives' "In the Deep" is absolutely sumptuous. … The stunning beauty that informs the playtime of this disc is apt to suck you in and sit you down, leaving all your responsibilities to lag as you drift into another place. Be warned."

Metro Weekly, September 15th 2006
By Tim Swoape
"Listening to this bewitching album is an almost voyeuristic experience as Jette recounts romance gone awry. From the drunken debauchery of a ''gin-soaked first kiss and the disillusionment that will hit hard in the morning'' on ''E~'' to the darkly sexual ''In the Presence of...'' and the images of darkened alleyways and seedy hotels it conjures, to the vivid, cinematic detail with which the achingly beautiful ''Thin Ice'' describes the point of no return, In the Deep is nothing if not exceedingly wanton and deserving of your attention."

Music Monthly, September 2006
By Mary Ishimoto Morris
"...the bold, brazen, whimsical, sexy lyrics and vocals of Jette Kelly frolic with precise abandon in the tradition of Nina Simone or Ella Fitzgerald. This is moody, devilish trip hop..."