"New Day" Alicia Keys

After an extended professional break for marriage and motherhood, Alicia Keys released a new track on the Internet yesterday that may or may not be the first single from her upcoming fifth studio album. Either way, it's a promising hint of what's to come. Following 2009's lush, gorgeously sleepy The Element of Freedom, "New Day" pumps the passionate energy back up with booming percussion, soaring vocals and relentless positivity. "There's no limitation," Keys sings in the first verse. "Let me see your hands up." It may not be her most sophisticated work, but "Day" represents Keys' first burst of musical enthusiasm since "No One" almost five years ago, and her joy is just as infectious as ever. B+