Norah Jones Unveils 'Happy Pills' & 'Travelin' On' From New Album 'Little Broken Hearts'
Thursday, 01 March 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Norah Jones has set a 30th April release date for 'Little Broken Hearts', her new album produced by Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). Jones has also revealed the album artwork and track listing, which features original songs co-written by Jones and Burton.
Jones drew the inspiration for the album cover from a vintage movie posters she saw in Burton’s Los Angeles studio. “Brian has this great collection of Russ Meyer posters in his studio,” explains Jones, “and this particular one, called Mudhoney, was right over the couch where I sat every day. I always was looking at it and thinking ‘that’s so cool I want to look like her!’ I remember staring at the poster the whole time we made the record. It’s a great visual."
'Little Broken Hearts' is the next step in the evolution of one of the most consistently intriguing singer-songwriters. Check out the song 'Happy Pills', taken from the album, below.
Jones first emerged on the world stage 10 years ago this month with the February 2002 release of 'Come Away With Me', her self-described “moody little record” that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 Grammy Awards and signalling a shift away from the prevailing synthetic pop music of the time. 'Come Away With Me' has since sold 25 million copies worldwide.
Since then, Jones has released three more critically-acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums - 'Feels Like Home' (2004), 'Not Too Late' (2007), and 'The Fall' (2009) - as well as two albums with her country collective The Little Willies. The 2010 compilation …Featuring Norah Jones showed her to possess a versatile voice by collaborating with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Outkast, Herbie Hancock, and Foo Fighters. Jones previously collaborated with Danger Mouse on his acclaimed 2011 album 'ROME', an Italian film score that also featured Jack White.
Jones will tour extensively in 2012, performing in the US and abroad. Select summer European dates, including a pair of sold out London shows at the Royal Festival Hall, are already confirmed, with more to be announced in the coming weeks (current dates listed below). US tour dates will be revealed shortly, but in the immediate future Jones will be performing at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
'Little Broken Hearts' track-listing is as follows:
1. Good Morning
2. Say Goodbye
3. Little Broken Hearts
4. She's 22
5. Take It Back
6. After The Fall
7. 4 Broken Hearts
8. Travelin' On
9. Out On The Road
10. Happy Pills
11. Miriam
12. All A Dream
All songs are written by Norah Jones and Brian Burton. Check out a clip of Norah performing 'Travelin' On' in the studio below.
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