Kat Dahlia - My Garden (Deluxe Edition) (2015)

Kat Dahlia uses her voice as a weapon. It's a voice that cuts sharp and deep, straight to the chambers of the heart. Like the beautiful variations of the flower genus her name represents, the Miami-bred, Cuban-American singer/songwriter's hotly anticipated 2015 debut album, aptly titled MY GARDEN, is complex, intoxicating and unforgettable. There's no one quite like Kat Dahlia. Her electrifying sound is a sultry mix of pop, Latin, hip-hop and reggae influences, and she deftly alternates between unleashing pure, infectious lyrical fire in party jams like "Clocks" and "Tumbao," and poetically pondering matters of the heart in ballads such as "I'm Think I'm In Love" and "Walk on Water." She is an artist of her own making. "There's no other way to stand out than just being myself," says the rising Latin pop star. "I write my own music. People say my voice is very unique and I do this rappy thing that's kind of different, but if you really want to break it down, I'm just being myself."