Meiko

Sometimes you just hear something and it just grabs a hold of you, and you know that it's perfect. When I heard How Lucky We Are I knew that I'd be a Meiko fan. Her lyrics are sharp and draw you in and her understated delivery is none the less full of feeling. The production is sort of minimalist in the same, understated, way that Meiko sings. It's lean, but it has detail, variety and contour, things like voice doubling, eclectic percussion sounds, and Rhodes keyboards . These elements are used sparsely, in limited combinations, so that things aren't cluttered and the songs tend to have a certain calming, pleasant ambiance to them. Her songs have been featured on some TV shows and she tours quite extensively.