With a rich, soulful voice that has drawn comparisons to compatriots Alison Moyet and Annie Lennox, English singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore makes adult alternative pop in which the influence of childhood idols Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan shines through. After emerging with Burning Dorothy in 1998, she charted in the U.K. for the first time with her fifth studio album, Avalanche, in 2003. Gilmore found a balance between the alternately sparer and more well-polished sound of prior releases on 2010's Murphy's Heart, which also landed on the U.K. album chart. She made her U.K. Top 40 debut with 2013's Regardless, and three albums later, 2019's Small World Turning committed to an acoustic palette with no traditional drum kit. ~ Marcy Donelson