ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Mei Semones calls her music pop. And the elements of pop - a catchy melody, a hook - they're all there in her music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I CAN DO WHAT I WANT") MEI SEMONES: (Singing) Couldn't care if I tried. SCHMITZ: But they come at you in fits and starts, and they're sprinkled with short, improvised, instrumental interludes that are steeped in jazz. The end product - light-hearted songs that are hard to categorize because there aren't many artists out there making this kind of music. Example - the lyric, can't get my mind off you, might sound like a cliche love song lyric, but it's the way she delivers it. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I CAN DO WHAT I WANT") SEMONES: (Singing) Can't get my mind off you. There's nothing I'm scared of. Why would I be? SCHMITZ: I started my interview with Semones asking where she came up with these songs, what kind of music influenced her.…