I'm probably the only one who likes Joanna Newsom but does not love
Ys. Sure, it's alright I guess. I mean I dig the harp and even her girly sometimes overly affected vocals. But with the exception of maybe "Emily" I simply didn't enjoy the overly ornate orchestral arrangements and rambling song structures. It was a total 180 from the homespun charm of her debut album
The Milk-Eyed Mender and I missed the folksy twang of it all.
BUT hope is not lost. This week Drag City unveiled two new tracks off her highly anticipated TRIPLE(!) album
Have One on Me out February 23. And I like them both. One is long. One is short. Yet the production is definitely a return to the old and the melodies are tight. There's even some banjo thrown in for good measure. Check 'em out:
'81 - Joanna NewsomGood Intentions Paving Company - Joanna Newsom
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ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. I love Joanna Newsom, but "Ys" just never impacted me the same way. Though, I saw Newsom at Mercy Lounge in Nashville right after Ys came out and she played the album start to finish and it was amazing.
ReplyDeleteI really like these 2 new tracks. I'm curious what the album will be like as a cohesive whole.