The Paula Kelley Orchestra is led by the titular composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist best known for her brightly-hued pop orchestrations and distinctive soprano. Former frontwoman of Boston indie pop bands the Drop Nineteens, Boy Wonder, and Hot Rod, Kelley is a genuine pure pop auteur who is not in need of bandmates to confirm her considerable talents. Among her sundry musical projects, The Paula Kelley Orchestra is the most instrumentally luxuriant. Here Kelley explores the full expanse of her compositional mastery with arrangements for live strings, brass, winds, harp, harpsichord and vocal chorus. The latest PKO EP, 'Airports', and its follow-up full-length album, due for release in 2012, present a complex emotional palate against a panoramic musical landscape.