source: Missy Higgins Facebook page

It's surprising Missy Higgins isn't bigger than she is in the U.S. Actually, I couldn't even tell you what her "big" song here in the U.S. was, or how exactly I heard of her. I'm guessing the song was probably "Where I Stood." I just remember my awareness of her came in the form of a wave of artists maybe 2006 or 2007, along with a load of similar artists to her, like KT Tunstall, Kasey Chambers.

Anyway, Missy is one of those artists whose records I have lying around somewhere but I never listen to. When I hear her on the radio, I am reminded that her music is interesting or unique in some way and that I should probably go and give her record a listen. I like her voice -- it's kind of rough (but not in a gritty way, just a kind of boyish way) and multi-faceted, and her lyrics are almost always unexpected and interesting to me.

Here are some songs I like ...