On her first full-length album, the California native conjures up clear skies and warm breezes with her mellow melodies. Caillat sings about love in all its guises. Colbie combines acoustic pop, light jazz, and blue-eyed soul on Coco for a sound that is centered and spirited at the same time.

What's consistently a revelation with Arie’s music is how good the music makes you feel. No matter how heavy the subject matter, she delivers it in a way that feels like homespun wisdom--accessible, cloudless, and heartening. "Testament" is proves the benefits of branching out; in addition to gospel and hip-hop, you'll also find country and pure pop forays here. Together, it all works wondrously.

Corrine’s music takes you on a journey into her sadness, loneliness, joy, and passion. Mixing her voice with horns, harmonies, and a bluesy Hammond organ, her music seamlessly travels across decades. It is also refreshing to see that Rae has not only wrote or co-wrote every song on her debut, she also contributed guitar, bass, keys, and percussion to the tracks.

A Fine Frenzy is actually just a fine young singer-songwriter from Seattle, born Alison Sudol. She specializes in accessible pop epics.