Coming October 7th, Day Breaks is Norah's sixth solo album and a kindred spirit to her breakout debut Come Away With Me. It finds her returning to the piano and her roots.The album features Blue Note luminaries including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and drummer Brian Blade on a 12-song set that presents 9 new originals alongside covers of songs by Horace Silver, Duke Ellington and Neil Young.

专辑简介十二颗破碎的心 十二首闪烁新作
一首首 抚平着每道伤口
诺拉琼丝 用细腻却汹涌的全新歌路
倾吐着 「心碎」故事
伤痛传感娠强优美－在心灵深处 刻划下爱的伤痕 歌咏爱情的最新作品~迎接出道第10年的世界歌姬．诺拉琼丝与葛莱美金奖制作人．鼠尾老大共同炮制而成的得意之作！
小天后Norah Jones把自己的失恋故事，转化成给每个人的正面力量！— 沉鸿元（台北爱乐电台「爵士大道」、「台北爵士夜」主持人）
小天后诺拉琼丝〈Norah Jones〉的全新专辑，请来了制作人鼠尾老大〈Danger Mouse〉合作，带来十二首闪烁黑暗光彩的新作品。音乐主题明显，是张谈「失恋」的专辑，因此，每首作品里都有一个故事，也代表一颗破碎的心。事实上，就在诺拉琼丝开始制作这张专辑之前，她才刚结束一段恋情…。
诺拉琼丝和鼠尾老大是旧识，公元2008年合作过一张唱片，他建议这次可以做一些较黑暗，较情绪化的音乐。只是诺拉琼丝当时仍处在「疗伤期」，不是那么愿意让音乐再次揭开心里那道还没结痂的伤。两人不断沟通，谈了许多与感情相关的主题，鼠尾老大提供了不同的视角让诺拉琼丝看待这一切，让她有了新的想法：「这是做音乐有趣的地方，自己生活里的烦恼或痛苦，其实可以藉由音乐，转化成对其他人的一种向上力量。」
专辑就象是一趟色调昏暗的心灵之旅，有些歌听起来就像我们熟悉的诺拉琼丝，比方开场的《Good Morning》，但大部分其它作品的节奏与质地，对她来说都是新鲜的挑战。《Travelin’ On》是将印象派古典音乐与七零年代乡村音乐结合而成。《Out on the Road》充满孤寂、苦涩，却带些甜意，英文单字Bittersweet大概是最好的形容。《After the Fall》，则彷彿灰色梦境里的镜像，见着自己如此憔悴，却怎么也走不出去。至于《Miriam》，诺拉琼丝用一种极具魅力的平静声音诠释，细细雕琢过的情感，象是一道来自伤心世界里的冷光。整张专辑有条固定的故事线，主轴就是伤痛。标题曲《Little Broken Hearts》讲着旧爱虽美，但碎心人儿们决定挥刀斩情丝。而最跳Tone的一首歌，非《Happy Pills》莫属！旋律与节奏都象是在晴空底下欢乐游行，听来一点不伤感，但歌词里讲述着「试着把一切搞定，便再也不用看见你那张脸」，毕竟只要自己愿意，心念一转，伤痛早不知所踪!

Noarh果然不改天后本色，专辑《Not Too Late》依然延续了家庭作坊式的制作，诺拉包办词曲，其大提琴手的男友Alexander则在一旁协助录音制作等事项。与过往稍有不同的是诺拉这一次表现得更为低调，大碟里似乎找不到像《Don't Know Why》《Sunrise》那样让人一听就疯狂爱上的歌曲，整体的曲调都偏向于平淡。但这并不意味着它不好听，相反，它能让你更快地入局。《Thinking About You》作为去年11月在电台首先播放的主打歌，有和蔼的阳光，有缓缓地落叶，以及能穿越重洋的对爱人的想念，短短三分钟的作品让人在冬日感觉到暖洋洋。专辑里的其他作品《The Sun Doesn't Like You》《Until The End》《Wake Me Up》等都是非常诺拉式的，旋律配乐演唱都不抢耳，给人感觉是她在鼓励你于工作、学习的时候去聆听。这也是诺拉音乐的杀手锏，在她的陪伴下你可以写作、阅读、编程、烹饪、打扫，不仅不会分心，还能提高效率！
Norah Jones emerged from the New York scene five years ago and promptly became a cultural phenomenon with her unhurried jazz-inspired pop songs. She sold millions of records, won Grammys, world fame and accusations that she records bland background music.
In hindsight, she has been unfairly maligned. After diverging last year for a band-based side project called the Little Willies, the 27-year-old's solo return is different to her proceeding albums.
It's her first self-written album and is a collection of intimate, gorgeous-sounding songs recorded with boyfriend Lee Alexander. Her vocals preserve an undeniable charm and the jazz-infused instrumentation from her close troupe of players is first-rate. There are surprises too: Sinkin' Soon is a tribute to New Orleans. Most of the songs are still mid-tempo, but there is a darker slant to her lyrics and even a little bit of humour. A welcome return.

It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" alone are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to such masterpieces. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit, and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience and some careful listening to artists like J.J. Cale and Shirley Horn is the knack of remaining low-key without sounding sleepy--sometimes less is not, in fact, more. --Michael Ross