Tara Priya

Add Date: January 11 

Artist: Tara Priya 

Album: Tara Priya (EP) 

Label: Self-released 

Genre: Soul, pop 

Comments: According to the onesheet, Tara Priya's self-titled debut was "inspired by The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, and Sam Cooke," and while there's a certain vintage feel to this 6-song set, it still sounds like it belongs in the 21st century. Priya's commanding voice, certainly boosted by opera and jazz vocal lessons as a youngster, steals the show on tracks like "Wounded" and "Rollin'."