Meaghan Smith - The Cricket’s Orchestra

Some of Canada’s best songbirds, including Jill Barber and Sarah Harmer, put a modern twist on vintage styles. Meaghan, hailing from a musical household in London, Ont., with three sisters and a piano-teacher mother, mines similar terrain. Her debut album features parlour music (“A Piece for You”), French café sounds (“Soft Touch”) and ballroom jazz (“I Know”). The difference is Meaghan’s infectious exuberance and willingness to mix Kid Koala’s DJ scratching with cool strings on the delightfully retro “A Little Love.”