The City - Sandra Bouza (Folk) There’s a real Sarah McLachlan vibe to Sandra Bouza’s “The City”. A driving piano ballad with vocal tonality reminiscent of the aforementioned on her track “Adia”, “The City” also gives us the storytelling strength of a Sara Bareilles or Adele song. This broody record laments innocence lost, told through the tale of a young woman who thought she knew more about the world—the city—than she did. Sung passionately from the perspective of a woman matured and grown wiser with time, presumably to her past herself, the simple production of piano and voice really lets Sandra’s incredible voice and talented delivery stand squarely in the spotlight. Hey musical theater actresses, put this one in your callback repertoire.

Best Lyric: “Never unseen by the sunrise.”