Little Broken Hearts
| Norah Jones
Little Broken Hearts
Little Broken Hearts - The fifth solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Norah Jones. The album was produced by Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse, who is notable for his production work with The Black Keys, Gnarls Barkley, and Beck among others. Wikipedia
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American Songwriter
Almost defiantly, she comprehends these songs not as literary endeavors, but as dramatic enterprises.
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Rolling Stone
Picks up her pace and pumps up her palette.
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Consequence of Sound
It definitely walks a fine line between the two worlds, perhaps not edgy or different enough for indie pop, and too weird for the coffeehouse.
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AV Music
Little Broken Hearts definitely goes down smoothly
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Telegraph (UK)
It contains a series of moody, American break-up grooves which wear their pretty melodies at unsettling angles.
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The Guardian
Little Broken Hearts finds an effective way to grab the listener by the lapels: with kid gloves.
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Music OMH
There is a lot at play here, both sonically and lyrically, and the album rewards repeated listens.
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BBC
Jones puts fresh spin on a familiar topic with lovelorn musings that are wistful and carefree, meditative and ebullient.
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Popmatters
Little Broken Hearts is a stylistic and intriguing entry into this talented singer’s catalogue, one that hopefully paves a direction rather than merely being a benchmark in her short but impressive career.
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All Music
Little Broken Hearts never quite sinks in emotionally.
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SPIN
Little Broken Hearts is exciting because it explores the darkest corners of betrayal, bad love, and jealousy with enough vitality to propel Jones out of the bloodless purgatory of brunch music.
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The Independent
Classy collaboration with songs straight from the heart.
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Relix
Bad for her, good for us: Norah Jones has always made her most moving music when singing naked songs of loss.
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Entertainment Weekly
Norah Jones wants to be your crazy ex-girlfriend.
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Under the Radar
It's not a bad album; it's totally fine. Just fine.
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NPR
Little Broken Hearts sounds like Norah Jones without bearing much resemblance to the work that once got her pegged as the world's most commercially dominant jazz star.
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Slant
Jones has crafted her headiest, most complex album to date.
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The Absolute Sound
Sonically sparse and emotionally raw, the twelve ballads on Little Broken Hearts drift through a stark-blue landscape strewn with heartache, disappointment, and despair.
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Los Angeles Times
Forget what you think her music sounds like. 'Little Broken Hearts' has a sense of Danger.
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New Zealand Herald
With Little Broken Hearts, Norah Jones has again ventured into pastures unknown and it's a powerful collaboration with Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse.
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The Daily Mail (UK)
Norah's not such a nice girl now... betrayal, broken hearts, even murder - her new album takes a dark turn.
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Austin Chronicle
Moving from the club to the dance floor.
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The Washington Post
With bluesy and soulful undertones, Jones is leaving her relationship baggage behind, giving it its mournful due, but emerging wiser — and better — from the experience.
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Chicago Tribune
In small-combo settings dipped in reverberating guitars and keyboards that chime or drizzle notes like raindrops, there’s enough eerie atmosphere to evoke a film-noir soundtrack.
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Boston Globe
The album has its roots in the singer’s vocal contributions to Burton’s remarkable 2011 homage to ’60s Italian film music, “Rome.”
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UPROXX
It”s a stunningly dark album that covers betrayal, debilitating hurt, shame, the desire for revenge, and, ultimately, the ability to walk away, bowed but not broken.
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Glide
Little Broken Hearts essentially is one large melancholic tableau, occasionally interrupted by a catchy groove or melody, but for the most part it remains a somber affair.
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Esquire
A reinvention by the last singer you'd expect it from.
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New York Daily News
Norah Jones doesn't sound like herself on her new CD. She tricks up her rich, burgundy tone, and banishes her beamingly sweet character
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Exclaim
This Norah Jones is damaged, dangerous and vulnerable, and Burton's mastery of sound helps deepen the relationship between listener and song.
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