Musics 1: Birdy (The miraculous twelfth post)

This is a music review as promised. I would like to draw everyone's attention to a musician called Birdy, who has her first album out at the moment, which is also called Birdy. She has come out of no where on to the "music scene" as they say. Considering how young she is (less than 16 when she brought her album out) she is incredibly talented. Her album consists of covers of other's songs. I'm not usually a huge fan of covers, however she has managed to make the songs her own and to put an original spin on them; this is always a good rule for a successful cover. I know putting an original spin on something is often an over used cliché, often used about artists like Mariah Carey who wouldn't know original if it.... (couldn't think of anything to finish this with that wasn't a cliché in itself). However, the fact remains her music is original. She covers the songs well and sincerely. Her musicianship is impressive, also. She manages to build atmosphere and depth merely with piano and vocals. Sometimes other instruments feature on the album versions of her songs. However, they are not particularly prominent. Something that very much impressed me was she is sincere, not only within her music, but also in the way she presents herself. She doesn't drown herself in make-up, and she dresses modestly. She presents herself as a much more mature person, and a much higher quality musician than the vast majority of pop musicians twice her age. Here is a link to my favourite one of her songs:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzCDt2eidg&ob=av2e . If you get the chance, also listen to the original version by Bon Iver, which is brilliant.