Genre: Jazz/blues
Running time: 33 minutes, 10 tracks
Perceived as: Mature, soothing, sexy, sophisticated, soulful, and unassuming.
Perfect for: Unwinding after a long, stressful day with a glass of Pinot Grigio or Sangria.
Sounds like: Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Nina Simone
About the artist: You couldn’t really tell by her deep, soulful voice, but Melody Gardot is only 26 years old. She suffered a serious accident when she was 19, which left her bedridden for about a year as she recovered from multiple (head, spinal, and pelvic) injuries. Furthermore, the accident caused a series of neurological disorders, such as memory loss and hypersensitivity to light and sound. A doctor recommended that she start music therapy in order to accelerate her recovery, and as life would have it, this served as the catalyst for her musical career to kick off. Something that particularly struck a chord with me when reading her biography was that despite being American, she describes herself as a “citizen of the world,” which is something that I always say about myself. Furthermore, she claims to be a Buddhist, which is yet another thing that I found very interesting, since I've always held that several Buddhist precepts and beliefs are compatible with my lifestyle and with the paradigm through which I view the world.
Favorite Tracks: “All that I need is love” and “Gone”
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