I haven't acquired the ability to leap forth into the future to critique this album. And with that in mind, I want to see if changing producers and achieving autonomy will affect her work. That's why I'm keeping the faith.

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

I was hoping she was going to work with Betty Wright again.

Betty told her to get to steppin' years ago.

Was it deep or did it just fade away? (What's with the nickel? Drop a dime if you are pulling out the change.)

Just one name should provide a sea of hope to all who are interested in hope right here -

DAVE STEWART!

But then again,

please tell me this junior high school stoner doodle is not

taking work from a real graphic artist?

^

Yes and no.

Laid-off NPG Records art directors are currently in her employ.

Can't wait to hear this! Her last album was her best ever. I got the version with some hidden cuts and Mr. Wankerman at the end. 13:44 of bliss!

I Love Joss' voice.
Mr Wankerman was excellent.

Am very much looking forward to this album

Love Joss Stones voice, and i think many legends do too. James Brown had her perform with him, and i know the guys from Aerosmith have had her singing with them too

I like her. Can't wait to hear.

MidniteMagnet said:

Can't wait to hear this! Her last album was her best ever. I got the version with some hidden cuts and Mr. Wankerman at the end. 13:44 of bliss!

I still think Introducing Joss Stone is her best. I love her so much anyway

Sounds like Lilith Fair style music or Melissa Etheridge pop rock. I wonder what Joss would sound like with some Sweet Dreams like synth pop

Identity said:

Don't these girls ever hear what smoking does to their voices?

She sounds like a cat with laryngitis that got stuck in a blender.

New song, "Somehow".

RodeoSchro said:

Don't these girls ever hear what smoking does to their voices?

She sounds like a cat with laryngitis that got stuck in a blender.

She had laryngitis and got stuck in a blender a few years ago

I'm love Joss and everything, but I'm not too interested in this new project. The songs and stuff I've heard so far sounds too much like the material on the last album, Colour Me Free! and her first couple of albums like Mind, Body and Soul and The Soul Sessions. I really liked Colour Me Free!, but I need something different from her, like something on length of her Introducing Joss Stone effort, which is her best LP to me. She needs a new sound that doesn't abandon her sultry voice.

I actually quite liked her first covers record but when the second one came out i was like nah and have not paid any attention to her. and her horrible fake american accent does my head in, she's from fucking devon! gett orff my laaand!

if this new album is anything like the first i'll take an interest in it. she sang well on the Jeff Beck Album.

Joss Stone 'Fine' After Kidnap Plot; Talks New Album and Cupcake Therapy

June 21, 2011

Joss Stone has a new album coming out July 26 called 'LP1,' but unfortunately she's been in the news this week for something rather disturbing and unsavory.

Two men were arrested outside her home for allegedly plotting to rob and kidnap the vivacious 24-year-old singer. Although she was instructed not to discuss details by the police, Stone did tell us that she's "fine" and sounded rather blase about the whole thing. She also spoke to us about working with Dave Stewart, going to the Royal Wedding and her (no joke) side gig baking cupcakes for her local post office to sell. They've been giving me half the profits which I find quite friendly," she says.

Tell me about your new album.

I had lots of fun making it with Dave. We went to Nashville for like six days and at that end of that jam we found an album in there which is quite cool.

It only took six days?!

Yeah it's because the bad was so tight and the studio was so brilliant. They had so many people in there making sure everything was sorted, so many brilliant people involved. Dave was like, 'Look come over here, it will take a week, we'll have a laugh. If you don't like it you don't have to use it. This band is great, I've worked with them, they've got a week free,' and I was like that sounds like fun.

I know but no because I've known Dave for ages now but I did at first. I first met Dave when I was 16 and I was pretty much intimidated by everything. I listened to Annie Lennox all the time. My mum and dad listened to her all the time, they have good taste luckily. So yeah with Dave it was like, 'Oh my God you did that record? Wow, that's amazing.'

You sing barefoot. Do you get a lot of pedicures?

I haven't done for ages because I've been chilling at home but I love pedicures. Basically when I'm on tour I have to walk on these disgusting stages, well I don't have to, I choose to and I always give myself one at the end, I have a bucket of hot water and I just soak my feet. I don't really like to wear shoes because I get nervous I'm going to fall.

You could wear ballet flats.

I could do, that's true. Seriously when you're in the middle of a song and you can't think of anything but that emotion and then you have to worry where the wires are on the floor and the mike and I trip and fall. Imagine if I had shoes on, I'd have broken my neck by now. I'm a liability I tell you.

You went to the Royal Wedding.

I did, that was fun.

Who are you friends with?

Prince William. I haven't met Kate. I've done a lot of things for their charity and their Dad's. You meet William and Harry as you go along, they had me sing at their Mum's thing which was really, really nice. They're just lovely, they're just really friendly, funny, lovely guys. I was quite flattered actually to be invited.

You're not touring.

No, there's all kinds of things I've got to do. I've got to paint my house, got to bake, sort out my life.

Paint your house?
I have to, otherwise it'll be white forever.

You know you can hire people for that.

What's the point of decorating then? That's the fun bit.

And baking. Do you have a side business we don't know about?

Actually I give them to the post office and they sell them.

Bullsh*t!

No, not bullsh*t! (Laughs) And they've been giving me half the profits which I find quite friendly.

So if I go to buy stamps at your local post office I can pick up a Joss Stone cake?

Sometimes, if I've been home then, yeah. I go through my book and I make all these different fun things, there's loads of different cupcakes you can do and cookies and little cakes. It's just nice to come home and focus on something you're doing just for fun and other people get joy out of. Making music is very similar because you're making it for people to love, to listen to and get joy out of but it's so much more serious and emotional whereas I can come home and paint my bathroom or bake a cake and it's actually not that serious at all. If I get it wrong I chuck it in the bin or I paint over it. It's really not that deep so for me it's a little bit of therapy.

I know you can't talk about what happened, but are you alright?
Oh I'm fine, thank you though, that's very sweet. They didn't manage it so it's all good.

http://www.popeater.com/2...-barefoot/

Identity said:

It only took six days?!

What's the big deal? The Beatles 1st album took 12 hours to record.

Track Listing:

Identity said:

Joss Stone 'Fine' After Kidnap Plot; Talks New Album and Cupcake Therapy

June 21, 2011

Joss Stone has a new album coming out July 26 called 'LP1,' but unfortunately she's been in the news this week for something rather disturbing and unsavory.

Two men were arrested outside her home for allegedly plotting to rob and kidnap the vivacious 24-year-old singer. Although she was instructed not to discuss details by the police, Stone did tell us that she's "fine" and sounded rather blase about the whole thing. She also spoke to us about working with Dave Stewart, going to the Royal Wedding and her (no joke) side gig baking cupcakes for her local post office to sell. They've been giving me half the profits which I find quite friendly," she says.

Tell me about your new album.

I had lots of fun making it with Dave. We went to Nashville for like six days and at that end of that jam we found an album in there which is quite cool.

It only took six days?!

Yeah it's because the bad was so tight and the studio was so brilliant. They had so many people in there making sure everything was sorted, so many brilliant people involved. Dave was like, 'Look come over here, it will take a week, we'll have a laugh. If you don't like it you don't have to use it. This band is great, I've worked with them, they've got a week free,' and I was like that sounds like fun.

Were you intimidated working with Dave Stewart? I'm sure you grew up with the Eurythmics.

I know but no because I've known Dave for ages now but I did at first. I first met Dave when I was 16 and I was pretty much intimidated by everything. I listened to Annie Lennox all the time. My mum and dad listened to her all the time, they have good taste luckily. So yeah with Dave it was like, 'Oh my God you did that record? Wow, that's amazing.'

You sing barefoot. Do you get a lot of pedicures?

I haven't done for ages because I've been chilling at home but I love pedicures. Basically when I'm on tour I have to walk on these disgusting stages, well I don't have to, I choose to and I always give myself one at the end, I have a bucket of hot water and I just soak my feet. I don't really like to wear shoes because I get nervous I'm going to fall.

You could wear ballet flats.

I could do, that's true. Seriously when you're in the middle of a song and you can't think of anything but that emotion and then you have to worry where the wires are on the floor and the mike and I trip and fall. Imagine if I had shoes on, I'd have broken my neck by now. I'm a liability I tell you.

You went to the Royal Wedding.

I did, that was fun.

Who are you friends with?

Prince William. I haven't met Kate. I've done a lot of things for their charity and their Dad's. You meet William and Harry as you go along, they had me sing at their Mum's thing which was really, really nice. They're just lovely, they're just really friendly, funny, lovely guys. I was quite flattered actually to be invited.

You're not touring.

No, there's all kinds of things I've got to do. I've got to paint my house, got to bake, sort out my life.

Paint your house?
I have to, otherwise it'll be white forever.

You know you can hire people for that.

What's the point of decorating then? That's the fun bit.

And baking. Do you have a side business we don't know about?

Actually I give them to the post office and they sell them.

Bullsh*t!

No, not bullsh*t! (Laughs) And they've been giving me half the profits which I find quite friendly.

So if I go to buy stamps at your local post office I can pick up a Joss Stone cake?

Sometimes, if I've been home then, yeah. I go through my book and I make all these different fun things, there's loads of different cupcakes you can do and cookies and little cakes. It's just nice to come home and focus on something you're doing just for fun and other people get joy out of. Making music is very similar because you're making it for people to love, to listen to and get joy out of but it's so much more serious and emotional whereas I can come home and paint my bathroom or bake a cake and it's actually not that serious at all. If I get it wrong I chuck it in the bin or I paint over it. It's really not that deep so for me it's a little bit of therapy.

I know you can't talk about what happened, but are you alright?
Oh I'm fine, thank you though, that's very sweet. They didn't manage it so it's all good.

http://www.popeater.com/2...-barefoot/

nice interview.She seems really cool and down to earth

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June 30, 2011

Joss Stone Talks New Album, Starting Record Label And Staying Positive after Murder/Kidnap Attempt

Joss Stone has started her own label, recorded a new album and is working in the most talked-about supergroup of the year. Not bad for someone who was nearly the victim of a robbery and murder plot earlier this month.

And, for starters, Stone can't say much about the latter. "I would love to tell you about it, but I've been told not to, for obvious reasons," the singer tells Billboard.com. Police in England arrested two men on June 13 near Stone's home in Cullompton, Mid Devon, who had plans to rob and kill her.

Nevertheless, she assures us that, "I'm fine... It's weird. People are interesting in their heads but...now I have a perfect excuse to get three really cute little puppies that are going to grow up to be really big, cuddly dogs who will protect me, so I'm actually excited and I have to send (the accused) a thank-you letter."

Stone's attitude is just as, if not more, positive about "LP1," the Dave Stewart co-produced set which is due out July 26 and marks the first release on her own Stone'd Records imprint, through Surfdog Records. "It's really cool, because I just make music and then I put it out and give it to the world," says Stone, who started Stone'd upon parting ways with EMI/Virgin. "I can just do what I do now, do what's fun, and I won't do what's not fun, which is so nice. There's no man there in a suit telling me that I'm crap" -- which Stone says was the case with 2009's Colour Me Free! -- "which is also nice. ('LP1') is about the whole new life that I'm living right now. It's like a celebration of leaving the situation that I was in before and being free now."

Stone says the 10-track LP1, which she recorded with Stewart and a group of all-star players at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, is an example of the spontaneity she now hopes to pursue with her career.

"I was traveling in Europe in my van with my dogs, and I went to Spain to help clean my friend's boat," she recalls. "Then Dave called me, randomly, and was like, 'Joss, I've got a really fun idea...Why don't we go to Nashville for six days and just play around with this really cool band that I worked with on (his new solo album, The Blackbird Diaries). They're around and available this week, and I thought it would be fun just to go there and...make an album or whatever you want.' So I did. I went there two days later with...one song and we went there and recorded 16 songs and had a really good laugh and a chuckle and played around like little children, and when I came home I had an album. It was really crazy and really fun."

Stone isn't sure yet what will become of the additional songs she recorded during the sessions, and she has some European live dates booked for late July. She hopes to line up more shows to support LP1, but she's also in set-up mode for the September release of an album by Super Heavy, the Stewart-organized band that also includes Mick Jagger, Academy Award-winning Indian film composer A.R. Rahman and Damian Marley.

"It feels like it was ages ago when we started that," Stone says. "It's quite interesting, because there's all these different dynamics in one room with all of these different people who have different styles and different ideas. It was really fun. I was running around like a little child going, 'This is so fun! I can't believe this!' and they were all looking at me like, 'OK, calm down...' "

Stone says the Super Heavy album has "the weirdest sound...very eclectic. It's like world music, but it's not one style. It's just not normal, but it's a great to listen to." She isn't sure, however, what the group's plans will be once the album comes out.

"I'm waiting for Dave to call me and tell me what to do," Stone says. "I hope there is a tour, but you can imagine how hard it would be to get all of these people in one place at one time with everyone's schedules. Damian's making an album, and I thought I might be doing some acting. God knows what's going to happen, but I would definitely try to make myself available for any tour dates that come up. It would be the experience of a lifetime."

http://www.billboard.com/...6752.story

Looks like she's staying really busy and focused on her career She seems really happy.