Across 10 covers, "Elles" pays tribute to female voices and, in particular, to some of the singers who have marked Youn Sun Nah's journey, from Nina Simone to Roberta Flack, Björk, and Edith Piaf. For the first time as a duo, with the complicity of American pianist-keyboardist Jon Cowherd (Brian Blade Fellowship), the Korean singer has created this collection of songs spanning eras and musical borders. A new album with an intimate feel, yet one in which Youn Sun Nah remains true to herself, to her voice, and to the invariably open grooves of her music.