Jill Barber doesn't seem to be getting the same mainstream accolades as the likes of Adele, Duffy, etc. Not sure why that is, but it may have to do with her sticking to the jazzy side of soul/classic pop - slinky, seductive strings instead of swinging, seductive beats - or it could be that Barber initially started off as a pretty standard singer-songwriter type and is now seen as jumping on the bandwagon, but either way it's hard to listen to her new album, Mischievous Moon, all the way through and not feel like she's riding the crest of a creative wave not really seen in the genre since Norah Jones' initial breakthrough.
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