Norah Jones has only really been around for five years, but a more lauded singer-songwriter you would struggle to find. Two exquisite solo releases in Come Away With Me and Feels Like Home, plus The Little Willies project, have built the 27-year-old a considerable fan base to which she would have to do something very drastic for them to turn against her.  Full text...

Norah expands her musical palate  Full text...

Her third album of songs tinged with pop, soul, folk and country elements is a useful addition to any crib, workplace or five-buck-a-latté café.  Full text...

Jones sounds happiest here, like she's found her new comfort zone: a cool chick leading some old friends, slightly edgier but still safe enough for Starbucks.  Full text...

Norah Jones's first two albums sold some 17 million and 10 million copies respectively, the kind of diminishing returns that even the flintiest of record company accountants can accept. Whether that level can be sustained with Not Too Late remains to be seen, but the subtle changes to her style here seem like a shrewd attempt to expand artistically without disturbing her core audience, most of whom will still be in the long, deep sleep triggered by her previous albums, anyway.  Full text...

On the mildly adventurous Not Too Late, she writes or co-writes every song -- thirteen in all, five more than on the first two albums combined. Although she may never hit upon a hook to equal Jesse Harris' on "Don't Know Why," she's quirkier lyrically than any of her helpmates. And she remains pop's nicest superstar nevertheless.   Full text...

here are beautiful songs here, such as the hushed, country-tinged The Sun Doesn’t Like You, reminiscent of the recent record by the Last Town Chorus. But it would have been nice to hear Jones take the risks hinted at on that second song.  Full text...