After stepping out of her comfort zone of Wales, Jem Griffiths loses her last name and starts pumping out finely crafted songs with a touch of
electronica. Her first album was released in 2003 which was actually a five song ep called, It All Starts Here. Jem's songs start off with a
hip-hop beat, shift to orchestra sounds, and then blends in guitar distortion. This would be the electronica part.

At first I hated this album. I was like who the hell does this chick think
she is, Dido or something; what is she trying to prove. I put it away and let it hibernate and fester for a few days, which is the usual obsessive-compulsive way I listen to new material. Upon second listen, however, my mind seemed to sift out the details and gold coins my first listen had overlooked. I'd heard the opening track, "They" on TV and in a skate video - which was the main reason I bought Finally Woken. I could smell something in the air around the song that screamed originality and unbridled honesty so I decided to give the rest of the album a listen.

Of course there are always songs that you can live without. "Save Me" is one of these disposible tracks - the reggae guitar is only filler and not
really a good representation of Jem. What the hell am I talking about? I don't know shit about Jem and good representations of her. She is brand new on the scene so she really hasn't developed a trademark sound as of yet. So I will stop preaching like I have been in the industry forever and just tell you what I do know. All I really know is that this is a great album,
so great in fact that I highly suggest you go buy it. I know that sounds really cheesy, but it's pretty damn it!