If you haven't heard of Adele yet, you're in for such a treat. She's a young British singer-songwriter with a voice and presence that'll give you goosebumps. I can only imagine how her talent and expressive abilities as a singer are going to deepen and mature as she gains experience. She already sounds mature beyond her years and as a personality she seems extremely lovely and gregarious. Check it, all you other 'singers' and 'artists' who wouldn't know what to do with faced with a live mike and no backup dancers. This is how it's done:
NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Various video links Rolling in the Deep "21" (full album preview via NPR)
It's been quite awhile since I've bought a CD or have been so interested in a new artist. I'll be making a trip down to HMV very shortly to pick up her new album, "21".