Jewel - Picking Up the Pieces (2015)

Spending the past several years alternating between penning her memoir, Never Broken - in stores September 15th - and recording a pair of children's albums, Jewel is set to return with her first proper album of new music since 2010's Sweet and Wild. Picking Up The Pieces, which serves as a 'bookend' to the Alaskan-born singer's landmark, multi-platinum-selling debut, 1995's Pieces Of You, is some of Jewel's most striking work yet: front and center is the iconic singer-songwriter's world-renowned vocals, laser-sharp songcraft and intricate guitarwork. 'It was time in my life to do this,' Jewel, who Rolling Stone calls 'one of the most richly idiomatic pop singers of her generation,' explains of the 14-track LP, recorded in Nashville with seasoned musicians, and featuring road-tested fan favorites ('Carnivore,' 'Boy Needs A Bike') alongside groundbreaking new tracks ('Love Used To Be') and a stunning collaboration with country legend Dolly Parton ('My Father s Daughter'). Says Jewel: 'I wanted the album to be purely an extension of my soul.'