The haunting voice that weaves through the indie cover melodies of Birdy’s first album is definitely one of those talents that makes you despair that the girl who owns it is only fifteen.

Discovered at twelve years old, Birdy is the first album released by the singer, where she transforms forgotten tunes like Cherry Ghost’s “People Help the People” into an Adele-esque piano ballad, with an intimacy that Adele’s big voice often lacks.

The album comprises mostly of these emotive indie recreations as the young star keeps to her strengths, with only one original song “Without a Word” written by the singer/songwriter. This track follows the trend begun by television music competitions where songs are stripped down to the bones to reveal the intricacies of the performer’s voice without fancy beats or complex synthetics. Birdy’s young voice is perfect for this kind of exposure, the best example being her first chart hit “Skinny Love”, a Bon Iver cover, where the soul in her voice leads the piano over simple minor chords.

The standout of the teenager’s new tracks is “White Winter”, a slightly different hymnal with a repetitive, almost folksy, chorus that somehow makes your mind drift away with her romantic, far away vocals.

Although Birdy is holding onto her strengths in her first album, something which makes the tracks quite similar, her voice is addictive and the innocence within it is very refreshing considering that most current chart hits gain success with their scandalous music videos and altered vocals.