Minnie Driver - Ask Me to Dance

Driver’s known as the star of movies like Good Will Hunting and the TV series The Riches. But she was actually a singer first. Although Driver finally got back to music in 2004 with her debut album Everything I’ve Got in My Pocket, followed by 2007’s Sea Stories, she’s been quiet since. Now the 44-year-old artist, who took time off to raise her son, Henry, is back with Ask Me to Dance. Where her previous releases featured original compositions, the new album is a collection of covers by her favorite songwriters, including Neil Young and John Prine. Driver's interpretive skills are impressive. She adventurously turns Stevie Wonder’s “Master Blaster” into a moody masterpiece and the Cure’s “Close to Me” into a jazzy ballad. Best of all, she recasts the Killers’ rock anthem “Human” as a twanging country classic. Topped off by her warm, expressive voice, Driver's latest is a revelation.