It's not hard to see why Melody Gardot's debut album Worrisome Heart has already established her as one of music's most exciting new discoveries. The 23 year-old chanteuse's 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.

Gardot's prodigious talent and singular personal history are reflected in Worrisome Heart, which the artist co-produced with Grammy-winning producer Glenn Barrat.

The title track "Worrisome Heart" is about the struggle to find the right relationship. It is also the album's theme. From examining the past in "Sweet Memory", to the "Love Me Like a River" request; trying to balance wants, needs, wishes, and complications are the lyric themes of the disc that speak to all of us in a voice that is jazzy, bluesy, and acoustic.

Trying to find a more comfortable way to handle relationships, "Gone" contemplates the merits of a one night stand, or short term situation at least. Life's fragilities are addressed in "Some Lessons", and even though it was actually written about an accident she was nearly killed in, there is a broader scope to the song.  This compilation of sultry, blues infused jazz, and somewhat quiet contemplation, could fill up an entire night.

This Reviewer's Rating: 4 / 5

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