Mind, Body & Soul

She’s young, hot, and blonde, but she’s anything but another prefab pop tart. The soulful vibe of the 17-year-old Brit’s second album is more Mary J. Blige than Britney Spears. Horns and strings are tactfully deployed over silky funk grooves, but it’s Stone’s voice that pays the bills. Marked with grit, passion, and wisdom beyond her years, you’ll swear she swiped her voice box from an old black woman. Here’s hoping she never gives it back.