Wonder by Lisa Mitchell

Wonder, the first full-length album from Albury-raised singer-songwriter Lisa Mitchell, came out in Australia on 31 July 2009 through Scorpio Music, three years after she finished sixth on Australian Idol. Don't hold that against it: this is airy, handmade folk-pop with bright melodies and a voice that sounds like it's smiling mid-line.

It took some getting there. She started writing in 2007 with Ben Lee, Kevin Mitchell, Clare Bowditch and Katy Steele, decamped to London at the end of that year to work with Ant Whiting, Ed Harcourt, Dann Hume and Sacha Skarbek, then came home in 2008 and redid most of it with Hume, of Evermore, chasing a lighter, livelier feel. "Coin Laundry", "Clean White Love" and "Oh! Hark!" were the singles. The album gave her a first top-ten record at home, went platinum, drew nominations at the ARIA Awards and the J Awards, and won her the 2009 Australian Music Prize.

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