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Joanna Newsom

Kold · 2008-01-12 12:42:05

Just listened for the first time. Holy sh*t like. How am I only hearing this stuff now?

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Just listened for the first time. Holy sh*t like. How am I only hearing this stuff now?

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#2 12-01-2008 5:33pm
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At least you've found her! She was album of the week not so long ago. I think she's amazing, what a voice!

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#3 12-01-2008 6:30pm
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Glad to see another joinee of the cult of Newsom
Probably the most remarkable new musician of the decade.

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#4 12-01-2008 7:53pm
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*checks watch*

She's pretty incredible alright.

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#5 12-01-2008 11:08pm
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Even though I'm much just be repeating the sentiment I expressed in the thread John just linked to, it's worth repeating how fantastic Joanna Newsom is. Musically, vocally, arrangementally(?) and particularly, lyrically...

Seriously, some of her lyrics are really astoundingly good. I don't know if it's just the cleverness of the concept of 'Monkey & Bear' that makes the lyrics so good, but that song really sets a new lyrical standard for popular music IMO, both in the words themselves and the sheer power of the story and the themes. I know a lot of people consider her lyrics difficult, and they are certainly compact - circus animals are 'the overfed dead', the named and catalogued stars, meteors/oids/ites and planets are the 'rote universe' - and yeah, I guess they are, but they are like good poetry in the sense that they certainly reward attention.

More people should listen to Joanna Newsom. Also she's very pretty.

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#6 13-01-2008 2:45am
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Even molluscs have weddings. She is better than everyone has said..

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#7 13-01-2008 2:28pm
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Kold wrote: »

Just listened for the first time. Holy sh*t like. How am I only hearing this stuff now?

Pretty much exactly what I said to a friend of mine after listening to Ys for the first time.

Such a f*cking shame she's not more widely known (as shown by the lack of interest/posts in her album of the week thread).

I...um...hear she's fantastic live too.

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The Milkeyed Mender was one of my favourite albums of the last few years but I thought Ys was pretty tedious stuff at times, all composerly pretensions and stifling Disney-esque instrumentation.. Those songs worked much better in live performance with the 5-piece Balkan-folk styled band, in my opinion, though I still much prefer the minimalist charm of her first batch of tunes. Hope she drops the 'more is more' approach for next time around!

edit- Joanna's Nevada City pals Alela Diane and Mariee Sioux are well worth investigating if you like Newsom's style:

Alela Diane
http://www.myspace.com/alelamusic

Mariee Sioux
http://www.myspace.com/marieesioux

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#9 15-01-2008 1:32am
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Milk Eyed Mender is the one I've got my hands on. Reeks of awesomeness. After watching a few interviews, I'm intrigued, is she intelligent and very very quirky or intelligent and playing dumb?

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#10 15-01-2008 12:34pm
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Quirky

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Wow I just opened my copy of The Wire this morning ..went to read the review of her new 3xCD Album , and this caught me eye

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Lucky ol' Bill Callahan.

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AnonoBoy wrote: »

Lucky ol' Bill Callahan.

In so many ways!

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#14 12-02-2010 12:00am
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everything about Joanna Newsome

Can't wait for the new album, and new live dates.

Ys was my favourite album of the last decade. Amazing stuff.

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#15 12-02-2010 1:38am
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I miss Kold!

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#16 12-02-2010 1:39am
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DominoDub wrote: »

Wow I just opened my copy of The Wire this morning ..went to read the review of her new 3xCD Album , and this caught me eye

What issue of the wire was that? Also haven't seen any reviews of this at all yet as apparently she isn't giving any press copies to try and stop it leaking.

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#17 12-02-2010 2:19am
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lordgoat wrote: »

I miss Kold!

So do I. He's supposed to be rating peoples top album lists over on the Music forum in one of the funniest threads in a long time. There's quite a backlog at this stage.

This Newsom one. Like the music and arrangement voice could get on the ol' nerves pretty quick.

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#18 12-02-2010 2:48am
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Her new music (one song a week at www.dragcity.com, and of course youtube) is just gorgeous. So far there has been '81 (reminiscent of Milk Eyed Mender stuff), Kingfisher (beautiful 9 minute epic that could easily have fit on Ys) and the highlight Good Intentions Paving Company (which suggests an entirely new direction). If the three songs so far are anything to go by, Have One on Me will be a gloriously varied affair.

Oh how I love Joanna Newsom, and would yelp in excitement if she announced a gig round these parts.

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#19 12-02-2010 12:29pm
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lordgoat wrote: »

What issue of the wire was that? Also haven't seen any reviews of this at all yet as apparently she isn't giving any press copies to try and stop it leaking.

It is in the Current issue #313 (Mar 10)#

http://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/current/?show=full#print_description

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#20 12-02-2010 1:16pm
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#21 12-02-2010 2:44pm
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Kold wrote: »

Good to have you back i was getting worried!

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AnonoBoy wrote: »

Lucky ol' Andy Samberg.

^^ Fixed.

I prefer Ys to MEM, though there are some absolute awesome on the latter too. Pre-ordered this down at Road, the 26th can't come fast enough!

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#23 16-02-2010 12:00pm
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Ys is definitely in my top ten...wait...top 5 albums of all time. she just blows me away.

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#24 16-02-2010 1:25pm
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I can't stand her. She sounds like a whiny four year old.

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#25 16-02-2010 1:28pm
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neuro-praxis wrote: »

I can't stand her. She sounds like a whiny four year old.

ah some people love her, some dont. the way it is with a voice like hers.

i dont understand, my dad hates her voice, yet loves billy corgans voice.

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#26 17-02-2010 11:18pm
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Got me some amazing tickets for the second of her London dates in May earlier. Debating on getting some for the previous nights show now.

Looks like about 1/3 of the tickets remaining only and they are not even on general sale yet.

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#27 18-02-2010 12:03am
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S.M.B. wrote: »

Got me some amazing tickets for the second of her London dates in May earlier. Debating on getting some for the previous nights show now.

Looks like about 1/3 of the tickets remaining only and they are not even on general sale yet.

Is she playing more than one gig. I only heard about the ATP gig?

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#28 18-02-2010 12:06am
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Have to agree with neuro-praxis on this one. Dont like her voice at all.

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#29 18-02-2010 12:17am
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lordgoat wrote: »

Is she playing more than one gig. I only heard about the ATP gig?

Royal Festival Hall
Joanna Newsom
with special guest Roy Harper

Tuesday 11 May 2010 - Wednesday 12 May 2010

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/gigs-contemporary/tickets/joanna-newsom-51993

tickets on sale to the general public tomorrow at 10.00

like i said earlier, probably 2/3 already gone to members, got me front row tickets for the tuesday gig

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#30 18-02-2010 12:47am
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S.M.B. wrote: »

Royal Festival Hall
Joanna Newsom
with special guest Roy Harper

Tuesday 11 May 2010 - Wednesday 12 May 2010

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/gigs-contemporary/tickets/joanna-newsom-51993

tickets on sale to the general public tomorrow at 10.00

like i said earlier, probably 2/3 already gone to members, got me front row tickets for the tuesday gig

balls if i'd known she was playing have went along!

Had front row seats for her in glasgow a couple of years ago! Tis amazing!

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#31 18-02-2010 7:00pm
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AnonoBoy wrote: »

Lucky ol' Bill Callahan.

She gave him the heave ho I think. Anyone know if she's hitting dublin in may?

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