Not since
Billie Holiday has there been a vocalist who so completely transforms a song into her own. On
It's Like This, eclectic folkie
Rickie Lee Jones envelops standards, showtunes, '70s soul, and even slick jazz-rock, interpreting them with her familiar childlike, breathy shouts. In a very similar vein as 1991's
Pop Pop,
Jones pulls together a collection of diverse songs from throughout the 20th century and gives them a sparse, fragile spin, kind of like
Diana Krall and Björk sharing coffee at an all-night diner.