Twenty-one-year-old singer songwriter Natalie Creel had a lot of accolades already under her belt as she released her Pure White EP last year. In 2011, she continues on in her relatively-successful independent music career with a full-length album called You Changed Everything. And from the way the album is sounding, she just may find herself with a little more success.

Natalie Creel's music definitely falls into the pop genre, though that's a pretty wide spectrum in music these days. It's not pop like Lady Gaga or Beyonce, but pop like Sara Bareilles or Adele (though Creel's music isn't as well-crafted as Adele's, and Adele isn't quite as accessible). Creel has a deep, soulful voice that sounds great with the piano-based tunes behind it. Pure White wasn't bad, but You Changed Everything is definitely a step up. "Dig Deeper" has a feel like that of the Bareilles track "Love Song," with Creel singing about digging into Jesus as her rock and foundation; there's a similar sound going on in the worshipful "Pouring Over You." One of the album's highlights, "Stay Here," brings a little more of a rock element into the equation, almost resembling something you might have heard from The Benjamin Gate.

In an interesting move, Creel brings in some southern qualities in the song "Break Me Apart." It's another upbeat pop rock song with some piano, quieter guitars, a fiddle and even some banjo. It's a bit of a change from what we've heard on the preceding tracks, but the change-up fits in nicely and actually works well for the album. A lot of You Changed Everything is very radio friendly; one of the most radio friendly is "Brought To Life," small portions of which remind me of Shawn McDonald (very minute similarities, and it's only in a certain part of the music). The album closes out with an acoustic track called "Burnin'." It's the slowest song of the album, but I like the way it's used to bring us down to the end softly.

From the look and sounds of You Changed Everything, it's pretty clear that Creel has taken time to mature in her craft since Pure White. The production is clear, the musicianship is skillful and her voice is pretty solid. It's a rather enjoyable album in a genre that seems to be rather hit-and-miss anymore. I'd recommend You Changed Everything if your radio frequently lands on stations like Air 1, or if you're into the sounds of piano pop and pop rock.