1. “I Don’t Know My Name” — 10/10

The track that sparked VanderWaal’s rise to fame is the first track on her EP, and it is a great place to start. Her hushed vocals sing earnest lyrics with just a ukulele as backup, until beautiful strings join in on the second verse. The bridge is quiet, and her lyrics flow together seamlessly — VanderWaal isn’t overly concerned with making perfect rhymes or rhythms, and doesn’t force volume to get her message across. Instead the arrangement is beautifully minimalistic until the end, when the music swells. Percussion and strings come together to punctuate the finale before a simple harmony on “I’m just trying to find my way” closes it all out. This track is beautiful and deserved the attention it received on America’s Got Talent — VanderWaal is a talented vocalist, but her songwriting is also superb, as this first track demonstrates.