When Norah Jones appeared on the scene in 2002 with her debut album, "Come Away With Me", she managed to make smooth, easy-listening music commercially viable again in pop music which hadn't been done in quite a long time. The album's merging of folk, blues and a heavy leaning of jazz along with the single, "Don't Know Why" helped the singer/songwriter win eight Grammy Awards including Album of The Year and, to date, sell an incredible twenty-seven million copies worldwide.
After all of this immediate success, Jones resisted being labeled a "jazz artist" and set out to prove she was much more than that. Her subsequent albums included country, rock, indie pop and she teamed-up to record with a variety of performers from all genres of music.
Last year, Jones worked with musicians/producers, Jeff Tweedy and Thomas Bartlett on "Begin Again", a collection of eclectic singles that were created in the moment with minimal preparation and time in the studio. With many demo tracks not used, this lead to Jones preparing to release another album, "Pick Me Up Off The Floor" which is due in May. The first single, "I'm Alive" was co-written with Tweedy and his son, Spencer plays drums on the track. The song may give off a breezy vibe yet it deals with a darker subject involving women trying to stay empowered and optimistic while coping with oppression from a male-dominated society. Check out the music video for "I'm Alive":
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