Corinne Bailey Rae Album Release--Reviewed and Loved

Corinne Bailey Rae's smooth, mellow voice comes out again on her new album, The Sea, released today in the U.S. I love how she is a maverick of music, with her voice she lets go and does not follow the "rules" of music. Her jazz-tinged take on R&B is truly original. The British singer is one of the most unique and impressive sounds yet. My favorite song was her singing tribute to Joni Mitchell with River, one of my favorite Joni Mitchell's that Corinne Bailey Rae moaned so beautifully.

Rae's album "The Sea" only shows off more of her ambition boasting an unually crisp sound, Are You Here, the albums first song is just Corinne's voice with the riff of a guitar. The song symbolizes and acknowledges a major tradgedy for Bailey Rae, whose husband, Jason Rae, of seven years died of drug overdose. Corinne Bailey Rae's husband was her inspiration, it was a major tragedy when he past during the time of her recording "The Sea." However the song is less mournful and more of a sexy way to think of going into the afterlife; a nice twist on it.

The Blackest Lily and Paris Nights go retro with 60s go-go beats, yet taking this literally is far from knowing Corinne Bailey Rae. "The Sea" dazzles me on a level where only great music can touch you. Rae's voice truly is magical.

Jayson Williams Slightly Hurt in Car Accident

Jayson Williams, the former star with the New Jersey Nets, was slightly injured on Tuesday morning when the sport utility vehicle he was driving struck a tree in the Manhattan, the police said.

Mr. Williams refused to submit to a sobriety test that officers tried to administer at the crash site, at East 18th Street near Avenue C, the police said. As a result, he faces a possible criminal charge, a police official said.

The crash occurred about 3:15 a.m., the police said, near an exit of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive in Lower Manhattan. Mr. Williams suffered a laceration to his head and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, the police said. He was being treated at the hospital Tuesday morning.

The precise circumstances of the crash were not immediately clear, though investigators believe Mr. Williams was driving the black Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle, the police said.

Mr. Williams has withstood a flurry of legal troubles stemming from the shooting death of a limousine driver in his home in New Jersey, for which he was arrested and tried. He faces a retrial on a charge of reckless manslaughter in that case, officials have said.