Criticism of '' Mediocre '' has been mostly positive , and many critics highly acclaim the album . The Rolling Stone staff rated '' Mediocre '' four stars , and '' Rolling Stone '' s average viewer rating is four and a half stars . Mark Kemp , a music journalist from '' Rolling Stone '' , called '' Mediocre '' one of the strongest debuts from a female singer-songwriter since Norah Jones ' '' Come Away with Me '' , exclaiming " There 's sultry torch songs , folky ballads , smart rock — and not a bum track among them . " Ron Bronson , a music journalist from the website SoMinty , awarded '' Mediocre '' five stars . He describes Sariñana 's voice on '' Mediocre '' as being " something along the lines of Nellie McKay meets countryman Julieta Venegas meets Sia . Her voice is original , in other words . Very original ... . If you have any real desire to listen to music '' en español '' , you 'll be hard pressed to find a better singer on the indie scene these days . Ximena has got chops , folks . " Ernesto Sánchez of People en Español labeled '' Mediocre '' " one of the most promising Latin Music albums of 2008 " . Eric Danton of The '' Hartford Courant '' pointed out that " her prospects in the United States are less predictable thanks to a fragmented radio landscape and what for many English-speaking listeners is a language barrier . " Sariñana was nominated for two awards at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 for Mejor Nuevo Artista ( Best New Artist ) and Mejor Canción Alternativa ( Best Alternative Song ) for her single " Normal " . Sariñana won an award at the MTV Latin America Awards 2008 for Artista Revelación ( Discovery Artist )
MTV Latin America Awards 2008
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008
Mediocre (album)