Norah Jones Tickets - Norah Jones' New Album Gets Remixed

Although Norah Jones' new album, The Fall, arrived as recently as Nov

. 17, the chanteuse's songs are already receiving the remix treatment from artists like Beck, Santigold and the Beastie Boys. Jones told Entertainment Weekly that she initially wanted to work with Beck on The Fall, but eventually enlisted musicians who worked with the Record Club composer instead. Luckily for Jones, Beck joins the ranks of artists remixing songs from her fourth studio album.

Released via Blue Note Records, Norah Jones' new album features jazzy selections like the haunting track "Light as a Feather," which she co-wrote with alt-country artist Ryan Adams. The Fall showcases a new backing band comprised of drummers Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and James Gadson (Bill Withers), guitarists Marc Ribot (Elvis Costello, Tom Waits) and Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer) and keyboardist James Poyser (Al Green, Erykah Badu). Will Sheff of Okkervil River and Jesse Harris, Jones' longtime collaborator (also responsible for her hit song "Don't Know Why"), also make cameos.

Jones worked with producer Jacquire King, known for his worth with rock bands like Modest Mouse and Kings of Leon, for The Fall. Of her decision to pair with King, Jones said in a statement, "I got in touch with Jacquire initially because he engineered one of my favorite records of all time, Tom Waits' Mule Variations. He was really eager to do it and we got along really well, which was important." King definitely added a rock element to The Fall, as the album features more guitar than any of Jones' previous releases.

The lead single off The Fall is "Chasing Pirates," and Jones released a video for the track prior to the release of her new album. Directed by Rich Lee, who has worked with artists like Michael Buble and Fergie and helmed the visual effects for all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, the video shows Jones on a quest to find the ocean amidst a New York cityscape while dressed as a pirate.

Although Norah Jones is most often described as a jazz artist, the New York native and daughter of musician Ravi Shankar didn't begin performing jazz until attending high school in Dallas. After dropping out of school, Jones began regularly performing at jazz clubs and coffee shops and recorded a demo for Blue Note Records in 2000. The jazz label signed her early the next year, and she set to work on her debut album.

Norah Jones' standout album Come Away with Me debuted to critical acclaim in 2002, although the singer did battle apathy from critics who dismissed her as simply another offspring of a famous musician without the talent to survive. Boy, did she prove them wrong, as Come Away With me sold 18 million copies worldwide and went multiplatinum. The standout single from the album, "Don't Know Why," also made Jones a household name.

In 2004, Norah Jones released her sophomore album, Feels Like Home, and Not Too Late surfaced in 2007. Between the two releases, Jones showed her versatility by appearing on the Little Willies' self-titled album in 2006, joining the alt-country act in covering artists like Willie Nelson, Hank Williams and Fred Rose. Check out Norah Jones tickets to see her perform live.

by: Brent Warnken

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