By Courtney Cavender

Beautiful, bold, and blessed with a set of killer vocal cords, Houston-based songbird Kristine Mills has the whole package. Her latest album, Bossanovafied (released tomorrow), represents a culmination of her astonishing singing and songwriting talents. Crooning soulful lyrics with a sassy, old-school flavor, Mills embraces the classic style of Bossa Nova through this intimate collection of songs.

In a recent interview with Brilliant, the singer explained the personal nature of Bossanovafied. “It’s a journey,” she revealed. “I don’t jokingly call it ‘the ebb and flow of life and love realized.’” From songs dedicated to her daughter to others chronicling first loves, this album paints a vivid picture of the singer. However, while hearing her story, listeners can find links to their own lives. “I don’t go through anything that’s any different from what you’ve gone through,” Mills asserted, “Whether it’s boyfriends or your girlfriends that make you crazy, or husbands and children or all this stuff that you go through with life—its joys and its disappointments.”

The one thing that really does distinguish her from the rest of us is her dynamic voice—the girl can sing. Even during our interview, despite the fact that she had laryngitis, Mills serenaded me with a breathy snippet of “Corcavado” that instantly transported me to Rio. Whether singing or just chatting, Kristine Mills is utterly magical. For more information about Kristine Mills and her music click here.  Bossanovafied is available at CD Baby, Cactus Music, All Records, and on iTunes tomorrow, May 2.

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