The New Piano Man

Don't worry if you've never heard of Tom Odell. The English singer-songwriter is probably the music industry's best kept secret, though in a perfect world, he would be a lot less underrated.

A piano virtuoso, the 28-year-old writes songs in the vein of his heroes Elton John and Billy Joel; and wears his heart plainly on his sleeves. He prefers to pen tunes that are honest, even if that means…