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Norah Jones - Visions
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Artist...............: Norah Jones
Album................: Visions
Genre................: Jazz
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2024
Ripper...............: XLD
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: CUETools 2.1.5
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 51 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........: Blue Note 00602458671445
Covers...............: Front
Ripped by............: NMR
Posted by............: 88 on 6/18/2024
Included.............: LOG, M3U, CUE, DR, ACCURIP, AUCDTECT
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Norah Jones named her eighth proper studio set Visions because many of the musical ideas occurred to her in the middle of the night, right when her consciousness was hazy: they weren't fully realized so much as an apparition. That sense of dreaminess carries through to the finished product but not in ways that are commonly associated with such a description. Far from being an album constructed for twilight hours -- a dimly lit excursion into mood music -- Visions is clear and light, its textures vividly articulated and its rhythms mellow and fluid. It's music that feels alive, inhaling and exhaling with a gentle insistence; it's never rushed, never clipped. Despite the record's inherent relaxation, Visions never quite proceeds in a linear path. Chalk this up to Jones' choice of collaborator. Working again with Leon Michels, a veteran of the seminal retro-soul outfit Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings who previously produced Norah's 2021 seasonal set I Dream of Christmas, Jones embraces the possibilities of psychedelic-tinged soul without succumbing to its trappings. Visions pulsates softly and sweetly, like a lava lamp slowly shifting colors in the background. The hues aren't hyper-saturated; they're pleasing pastels radiating warmth. The emphasis on atmosphere isn't unusual for a Norah Jones album -- after all, she has worked with hip-hop collage artist Danger Mouse -- but Visions feels bright and open. It glides between modulated soul jams, languid ballads, and hopeful pop tunes, each enlivened by flair that's felt more than heard: horns start to sigh in the background, Jones' voice gets an off-kilter filter, guitars take an elliptical journey to a resolving chord. The results aren't startling so much as they're fresh, avoiding musical and lyrical clichés. Witness "That's Life," a closing number that offers its inspirational advice not only with a knowing shrug but a song that rushes into a chorus and backs away on its bridge; the sentiment is familiar, but the execution isn't. It's a fitting farewell on a record that offers boundless imagination underneath its cool surface.
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Tracklisting
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1. Norah Jones - All This Time [03:15]
2. Norah Jones - Staring At The Wall [04:31]
3. Norah Jones - Paradise [03:25]
4. Norah Jones - Queen Of The Sea [04:46]
5. Norah Jones - Visions [02:42]
6. Norah Jones - Running [03:28]
7. Norah Jones - I Just Wanna Dance [03:07]
8. Norah Jones - I'm Awake [04:18]
9. Norah Jones - Swept Up In The Night [03:34]
10. Norah Jones - On My Way [03:52]
11. Norah Jones - Alone With My Thoughts [04:14]
12. Norah Jones - That's Life [04:22]
Playing Time.........: 45:38
Total Size...........: 232.99 MB
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