It's not hard to see why Melody Gardot's debut album Worrisome Heart (Verve) has already established her as one of music¹s most exciting new discoveries. The 23-year-old chanteuse¹s songs offer deeply compelling evocations of love, loss and heartache, while her voice offers a level of emotional authority and technical fluency that one would normally expect from a veteran performer.

"I've always felt like an old soul," Gardot states. "I felt like I was 40 when I was eight."

Gardot's prodigious talent and singular personal... more