Now and Zen - CD

“ Now and Zen by Norine Braun Usually I recommend CDs to listeners who like a certain genre, I can recommend Norine Braun's "Now & Zen" to listeners of all genres. That is a rare find. Dennis Halsey - The Best Female Musicians” Now & Zen is an extremely ambitious CD from an openly queer artist whose work demonstrates compositional maturity. The only question this work raises is, why isn't Braun's music in rotation on Canadian airwaves? Cindy Filipenko. Herizons Magazine Ambient soul pop with elements of hip hop, jazz and a dash of punk mix it up and flow on this spirited ascension. Norine Braun, Canada's Queen of Eclectic Pop, Adds Another Flawless Jewel To Her Crown With "Now and Zen"

Norine Braun's music has always existed on its own terms, falling into that titillating, refreshingly original space to the left of "trendy," craftily sidestepping the all-too-easily-dismissed stigma often applied to the "female singer/songwriter," and freewheeling unhindered around the rigid shackles of "genre."