Rickie Lee Jones - The Devil You Know / Spooky retellings of rock history’s riches (Record Collector)
September, 2012

The Rock's Backpages Rave: Rickie Lee Jones at the Royal Festival Hall / by Barney Hoskyns (Yahoo Music)
November, 2011

An evening in Coolsville / Royal Festival Hall, London
November, 2011

Rickie Lee Jones @ the Royal Festival Hall, London/ Review by Rob Steen
November, 2011

MOJO review - Rickie Lee Jones Live In Stockholm DVD - 4 Stars (out of 5)
September, 2011
An absolute original live (by Michael Simmons)
When beatnik kitty cat Rickie Lee first blew minds in '79 with Chuck E.'s In Love, it was obvious that an artist of startling talent had arrived. As she evolved, straightened up, and became a mother, she wisely shed the theatrics and focused on her art. Taped last year in front of a crowd of adoring Swedes and beautifully directed by Ian McCrudden who bathes Jones in light and bright colors, this concert hasn't a frill in sight. The "little girl who's singing this song" still emotes with that singular conversational scat 'n' roll. She's a jazz singer really – always has been. She performs originals from her astounding one-two shot eponymous debut and its follow-up Pirates, all the way through '09's Balm In Gilead. A fine guitarist and pianist, she's simply backed by bassist and drummer, both of whom sing, creating gorgeous three-part harmonies. At one point she becomes so wrapped up in her guys' delightful falsettos, she forgets the lyrics and lapses into giggles. Rickie Lee Jones clearly loves her job.

Pirates: Rickie Lee Jones, Manchester International Festival: Bridgewater Hall - A dreamy account of a bleak past / Reviewed by Paul Vallely - The Independent, UK
July, 2011

Rickie Lee Jones @ Bridgewater Hall/ Review - Manchester Evening News
July, 2011

Rickie at The Melbourne International Arts Festival/ Review - The Australian
October, 2010

Rickie at The Melbourne International Arts Festival/ Review - fasterlouder.com
October, 2010

Rickie at The Melbourne International Arts Festival/ Pictures
October, 2010

Rickie Lee Jones at Union Chapel, Islington / Review - morethanthemusic.co.uk
July 12, 2010

Rickie Lee Jones at Queen's Hall, Edimburgh / Review - Scotsman newspaper
July 10, 2010

Rickie Lee Jones at The Forum / Melbourne Review - LiveGuide
June 8, 2010

Rickie Lee Jones at The Forum / Melbourne Review - Hey Hey My My
June 4, 2010

Sydney Central - Concert review from Sydney
May 31, 2010

Concert review from Perth, from the national newspaper The Australian
May, 2010

Balm In Gilead #10 on the BBC’s Best Albums of 2009 (Classic Rock and Pop)

"Jones’ best record in a decade” -- UNCUT
Review of Balm in Gilead and Rickie Lee Jones 'Album by Album', Jan 2010 / Dec 2009.

“Balm in Gilead may be the strongest record of the second half of her career.”  -- The New Yorker

Bonfires (Balm in Gilead) Top Songs of 2009 « Strangers Almanac - Glide Magazine
Jan, 2010

Bentley’s Bandstand: My Ten Favorite Albums of 2009 « by Bill Bentley
Jan, 2010

My Favorite Albums of 2009 « Scott Freeman
Dec, 2009

UTNE Reader - review of Balm in Gilead
January 2010

All about Jazz - review of Balm in Gilead
January 2010

"American songwriter Rickie Lee Jones reveals a family treasure on her latest album." Courier Mail, Australia -
May 2010

“One of the most intriguing, idiosyncratic vocalists of our time” -- USA Today

“Rickie Lee Jones still sounds utterly unique. Switching effortlessly between jazzy strums, punchy R&B, waltzing country and gauzy Daniel Lanois-like atmospherics on centerpiece “On His Jeweled Floor,” Balm in Gilead adds up to a very classy showcase” -- Q Magazine

“The material radiates with well-worn intimacy” – Mojo

The Independent - review of Balm in Gilead
Album of the Week 21-27 Nov. 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, EFE EME
Album of the Week - November 27, 2009 (en Espanol)

The Boston Phoenix- review of Balm in Gilead
Dec 2, 2009

The Boston Globe - review of Balm in Gilead
November 30, 2009

Record Collector- review of Balm in Gilead
December, 2009

SonicBoomers.com - review of Balm in Gilead
December 7, 2009

The Sunday Times, UK - review of Balm in Gilead
Nov 29, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, livedaily.com
November 5, 2009

“An American original, Rickie Lee Jones has that rare ability to transfix the listener with her intensely personal songs while fearlessly blazing a trail through the worlds of folk, rock and pop. Her latest studio effort, Balm in Gilead is one of her most accessible recordings in years, yet it still showcases her innate sense of musical adventure...Genius.” – Detroit Free Press

“Thirty years since her astonishing Chuck E’s in Love debut, Rickie Lee remains a singular talent who gets a chance to fully flourish here with songs of innocence and experience. She wrote most of them over the past 20 years – sometimes good things take time to mature.” – Daily Mirror (UK)

Review of Balm in Gilead, Los Angeles Times
November 2, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, BBC, UK.
November, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, Blurt online
November 9, 2009

Review of the concert in Cagodan Hall, London, UK. musicomh.com

“Jones wanders stylistically from the wistful country music of "Remember Me?" and Paul Simon-esque poignancy of "Bonfires", to the Laura Nyro-style blue-eyed soul of "Old Enough", a duet with Ben Harper. She hasn't lost her gift for the telling line, as when reassuring her daughter in "Wild Girl" that "the thing that makes you beautiful doesn't come out of a jar"; but surprisingly, the standout track, "The Moon is Made of Gold", turns out to have been written long ago by her father. A jazzy soon-to-be standard similar in mood and tone to "Midnight at the Oasis", it features whistling and mouth-trumpet in the manner of Leon Redbone, and a deliciously sweet guitar solo by Bill Frisell.” – The Independent (UK)

 “Consistently interesting songwriting” – Metro (UK)

Review of Balm in Gilead, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
November 10, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, wearsthetrousers.com
November 9, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, Boston Herald
November 6, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, The Guardian
October 30, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, Paste Magazine
November 3, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, Mother Jones Magazine
November 2, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, The New Yorker
September, 2009

Satakunnan Kansa, Newspaper from Pori, Finland. Review of Balm in Gilead (in Finnish).
Dec 30, 2009

Review of Balm in Gilead, Rolling Stone France
November, 2009 (in French)

Review of Balm in Gilead, Le Point
November 12, 2009 (in French)

Article and Review of Balm in Gilead, L Echo Republicain
November 13, 2009 (in French)

Ligne de Vie (Timeline), So Jazz
December, 2009 (in French)

Review of Balm in Gilead, RUTA66
November, 2009 (in Spanish)

Review of the concert in Sala Caracol, Madrid, Spain. El Mundo newspaper
November 20, 2009 (Spanish)

"Rickie Lee Jones, la chica salvaje". Interview/Review - El País, Spain
November, 2009 (Spanish)

"Rickie Lee Jones". Opinion, Diario de Mallorca, Spain
November, 2009 (Spanish)

Interview/Review - El Mundo, Spain
November, 2009 (Spanish)

BALM IN GILEAD - GERMAN reviews

Review of Balm in Gilead, zoolamar.com
November 10, 2009 (in German)

Review of Balm in Gilead, Der Tagesspiegel
November 6, 2009 (in German)

"One song after another gives you goose bumps... the duet between Ben Harper and Rickie Lee Jones lives up to what it promised...! Frisell creates just the right atmosphere... definitely a prime candidate for this year's top ten list!" (Axel Stinshoff /Jazz thing)

"Melancholic reflections by a wonderful singer/songwriter." (Rolling Stone 11/2009 - 3,5 out of 5 stars)

"... beautiful and sparsely arranged songs whose lyrical depth and harmonic connections to folk, bluegrass, soul, blues, and jazz emphasize once more Rickie Lee Jones's striking orginality within the singer-songwriter genre." (Schnuess Bonn 11/2009)

"Balladesque, adventuresome jazz with an affinity towards gospel music, Irish tunes, Django Reinhardt, and more." (Melodie & Rhythmus)

"A very contemplative album with reflections on childhood, youth and getting older, parting, redemption, and the moments of perfect happiness in between times. The songs (some of which she started writing decades before) form quite a wild mix of styles - besides showing her commitment to introspective acoustic guitar music ("Bonfires"), she blends gospel and Motown soul ("old Enough"), jazz and Western swing ("The Moon Is
Made Of Gold"), or folk, country, and Tex-Mex music ("Remember Me"), which perhaps is the most thrilling combination here.To make this mixture work she invited fellow music geniuses like Bill Frisell, Alison Krauss, and the absolutely splendid Jon Brion." (Stereo 12/2009)

"The perfect sound to conclude the evening... well done, Miss Jones!"
(Xaver 11/09 - Album of the Month)

"These ten songs show a mature artist who not at all has lost touch with normal life and who is convincing especially because of she is faithful to her own body of work while, at the same time, she never seems to be retrogressive." (Westzeit, 11/2009)

Click here to read reviews for The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard, the Rickie's album based on the book The Words by Lee Cantelon.