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NORAH
JONES
–
Not
Too
Late
If you’ve
contemplated
picking
up the
new
Norah
Jones
album,
go for
this
Deluxe
Version
which
also
features
a DVD.
Ironically
I was
recently
wondering
what
had
happened
to Ms
Jones
(outside
of other
projects
and
guest
appearances)
- and
this
release
arrived
with
its
prophetic
album
title.
Some
country
flavours
filter
through
the
brew
of blues
inspired,
soft
jazzy
sounds.
In many
instances
Norah’s
songwriting
feels
very
much
like
it was
based
on that
of Tom
Waits,
both
in the
execution
and
subject
moods,
displaying
a sweet
and/or
sour
twist
and
slight
pang
of cynicism
mixed
in with
her
usual
style
–
especially
on tracks
like
Sinkin’
Soon,
Broken
and
to a
certain
extent
(the
politically
slanted)
My Dear
Country.
Her
regular
crew
(including
Adam
Levy
on guitar
and
Lee
Alexander
on bass)
create
the
structure
for
Norah’s
voice
and
lyrics.
For
convenience
and
portability
Norah
used
a lot
of guitar
for
song
writing
purposes,
and
this
naturally
ended
up on
the
album
–
but,
the
piano
has
not
been
discarded
completely.
On the
DVD
you’ll
find
three
music
videos,
like
the
semi-surreal,
very
Michel
Gondry
flavoured
Thinking
About
You,
the
mild
and
somber
Until
The
End,
plus
the
animated
and
puppet
driven
Sinkin’
Soon.
“Making-of”
mini
documentaries
of Thinking
About
You
and
Sinkin’
Soon
are
also
included.
The
Norah
interview
also
reveals
my suspicions
of Tom
Waits’
influence
(as
well
as that
of Willie
Nelson).
But
wait
- that’s
not
all!
An extra
two
live
video
clips
(recorded
in Burbank,
California
- November
2006)
wrap
things
up.
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