Elle Varner: Perfectly Imperfect

• Album: Perfectly Imperfect
• Artist: Elle Varner
• Release date: Aug. 8, 2012
• Download: Sound Proof Room, Welcome Home

Varner's whiskey-kissed vocals convey a mix of sensuality, urgency and ease that make her credible whether she's playing a girl gone wild or addressing post-adolescent insecurity, as on the bouncy single So Fly. Only a few of the tracks on this much-touted debut let her soar, but there's no denying that this R&B upstart knows her way around a groove.

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