Young Heart comes ten years after Birdy (Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde) became popular at the age of 12 with her cover of
Bon Ivers Skinny Love. She is now a grown woman and Birdy has experienced what it feels like to have a broken heart. The heartbreak spurred her to go to Hollywood Hills and be nurtured by the place where the Laurel Canyon folk sound was born. Inspired by an artist like
Joni Mitchell,
… Birdy largely abandons chamber pop this time around for a warm and sensitive sound anchored in folk. With subtle string arrangements and beautiful piano playing, the singer manages to create the dynamics she was lacking before. On Young Heart she finally seems to have found her own sound. (JvQ)more
