Mario

Mario is three albums into his young career (and just barely as many years into adulthood) and dang, has he got this game figured out. He seems to mean the title of album number three quite literally because, beginning with the brisk, dramatic title track, the young singer just takes off, knocking the first five tracks right out of the park (particularly "Kryptonite," which, despite its hokey Superman metaphors, is just pretty). The whole album carefully balances Mario's age and his ability: he manages to sound very much like a grownup crooner even as he retains his youthful exuberance.