Debuting with an album of covers sounds like a weak way to enter the industry, but Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, ?a Birdy, manages to pull enough strings to remove herself from whatever tangled notions that may be present. Her collection portrays a quaint, emotive voice amongst roomy decay, bubbly piano, and poignant string arangements. Unlike her peers -- the divas Adele, Duffy and the late Amy Winehouse -- Birdy’s voice is audibly younger, less trained and more organic. It will be interesting to see if she plots a path towards something other than the popular soul pop we've been exposed to for a while now, but for some reason, I don’t think this will really matter in the end.
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