There's some interview where Joanna said something like: "The institution of singing is inherently an affectation."
― kshighway (ksh), Thursday, 28 January 2010 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, Google tells me that's from Davis's Arthur Profile, which I've read too many times.
― kshighway (ksh), Thursday, 28 January 2010 18:59 (fourteen years ago) link
“When I listen back to those first EPs, I’m like, well, that voice does sound fucking crazy. There is no way around it. But I know exactly what space I was in. I was so sure that I didn’t know how to sing that I was just going balls out. I was like: I’m going to sing my heart out, as crazy as it sounds, and I’m not going to care because there’s no hope of sounding anything like what people consider beautiful. I sure as hell wasn’t affecting anything. I mean, the institution of singing is inherently an affectation!”
from: http://www.arthurmag.com/2006/12/23/nearer-the-heart-of-things-erik-davis-on-joanna-newsom-from-arthur-no-25winter-02006/
― kshighway (ksh), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
This will be her Nashville Skyline.
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:08 (fourteen years ago) link
re: her voicway too flowery
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
more like her self portrait
― thomp, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
totally on board for her infidels in 2017 tho
― thomp, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
more excited for her Christmas in the Heart, tbh
― kshighway (ksh), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:19 (fourteen years ago) link
??
nashville skyline is about 13 mins a side
― goole, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean, the institution of singing is inherently an affectation!
newsom OTM
unless you walk around all day singing things to ppl like you're in a big ole opera
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I contend that choosing the name Emily's Cheese is bit of an affectation as well. Unless your parent's really named you that in which case, I am truly sorry.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Jumping in to this crazy thread to say that I think her voice sounds wonderful on "81". She has clearly worked on it a lot over the past few years. Compare this new song to any song on Milk-Eyed Mender and it is pretty much night and day.
Not sure I understand the whole idea of her putting on a voice. Beyond making an attempt to sound reasonably good, I don't get the impression that she is "playing a role" or trying to be something she is not. I think the "wackiness" that comes out of her various projects is really just the sound of her being true to herself. Whether you like that or not is a different question...
― Moodles, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:30 (fourteen years ago) link
emil Ys cheese
― velko, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:31 (fourteen years ago) link
deathbeds gettin brought up a lot on this thread jus sayin
― plaxico (I know, right?), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I have always assumed Joanna Newsom does this on the regular
― djembe jivin’ sidekick (Curt1s Stephens), Thursday, 28 January 2010 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Safe assumption probably.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 January 2010 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
~*cleverness*~
― Salvador Dali Parton (Turangalila), Thursday, 28 January 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
438 messages and no one has heard the record yet
― thomp, Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh that's not true at all. I'm sure someone at cloth-eared yokel at Drag City has listened to it by now.
In other news JD Salinger died without hearing Ys.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:24 (fourteen years ago) link
good thing they play Ys in heaven pretty much 24-7
― tylerw, Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:30 (fourteen years ago) link
That doesn't matter to JN fans though. It's gotta be heard while in the full flush of life or it don't count.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Would you know my nameIf you heard Ys in heavenWill it be the sameIf you heard Ys heavenI must be strong, and carry onCause I know Ys don't belongHere in heaven
― super sexy psycho fantasy world (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
guys i think at 443 posts you may be running out of jokes to make about joanna newsom, her music, and her fanbase
― thomp, Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:43 (fourteen years ago) link
good innings though
(i actually like JoNew fine, just having a laff ... a+++ tears in heaven reference btw)
― tylerw, Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Can someone with more time on their hands take this scene from Manhunter and replace the Iron Butterfly with something from Ys? k thx bye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6cVuJiREPE
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 29 January 2010 04:15 (fourteen years ago) link
how much do harps cost?
― kamerad, Friday, 29 January 2010 04:16 (fourteen years ago) link
xp
LOL
first genuinely funny post in this thread
― Salvador Dali Parton (Turangalila), Friday, 29 January 2010 04:19 (fourteen years ago) link
btw the title track of this is a monster with a gorgeous bridge and a completely unexpected wordless coda
― Salvador Dali Parton (Turangalila), Friday, 29 January 2010 15:12 (fourteen years ago) link
But now you've told us, so we will expect it.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 January 2010 15:14 (fourteen years ago) link
:P
― Salvador Dali Parton (Turangalila), Friday, 29 January 2010 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4322945262_a5c3ecc41e.jpg
Can't decide if this is better or worse.
― Hatch, Monday, 1 February 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
that song streaming on drag city sounds a lot like "army dreamers" by kate bushher voice is much improved!
― velko, Monday, 1 February 2010 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/w/world-party/album-private-revolution.jpg
― Hoisin Murphy (jaymc), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
xpost Is that to do with the waltz rhythm she's playing on the harp?
― Salvador Dali Parton (Turangalila), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
probably, i mean they don't really sound that alike but army dreamers immediately came to mind within seconds of listening to it, also her voice and phrasing sounding a bit more like kate than before, at least in that song
― velko, Monday, 1 February 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Hatch, is that the real cover? Man, I'm a fucking iTunes dude, but I'm buying this shit on vinyl.
― kshighway (ksh), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh shit, definitely the real cover: http://www.dragcity.com/products/have-one-on-me
TRIPLE LP TIME!
― kshighway (ksh), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Does anyone know if Drag City ships download codes with their LPs?
― kshighway (ksh), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Good question. The whole concept of free mp3s with a purchase of LP has made me very enthusiastic about buying vinyl. I think any record company that does this is on the right track.
― Moodles, Monday, 1 February 2010 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Love the album cover. I had been scratching my head over the all black version because it seemed just too half-assed for her. This is much more what I'd expect. I like how she always seems to be one-upping herself.
― Moodles, Monday, 1 February 2010 18:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Moodles OTM. The first "artwork" we saw was awful, but this is awesome. I don't even have a turntable, but I want to buy the vinyl just to have it. I'll almost definitely do so if there's a download code. Maybe I'll email Drag City and ask them.
― kshighway (ksh), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:55 (fourteen years ago) link
450+ posts of jokes and no one has used the phrase "quit harping on her music" or something similar
for shame people
for shame
― brews before HOOS (s1ocki), Monday, 1 February 2010 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Great photo for the album cover but I'm still not to keen on the typographic choice.
― Moka, Monday, 1 February 2010 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Edwardian color-tinted postcard cover artwork? Success.
― Sam Weller, Monday, 1 February 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't know anything about fonts, but it reminds me of the font from Clockwork Orange movie posters.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 1 February 2010 19:22 (fourteen years ago) link
But the picture is great.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 1 February 2010 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
that song streaming on drag city sounds a lot like "army dreamers" by kate bush
she is sounding a lot like kate bush lately. and it's not just her voice/phrasing, even her songwriting. it's kind of disappointing because whatever you think about her, until recently you could never say "she sounds just like [insert name]".
between that and picturing a naked + sweaty adam sanberg during her tender love ballads....
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 1 February 2010 19:58 (fourteen years ago) link
I agree that the new song sounds a bit like Kate Bush, but I think she's not a bad person to be compared to.
Strangely, prior to this song I had been reminded a bit of Kate Bush simply in the way it took both singers a couple albums to really grow into their voices. Kate's voice sounded very thin and child-like on her first album or two, but over time she gained a lot of depth and breathiness.
Joanna Newsom seems to be headed in the same direction, though unlike Kate Bush, she wasn't born with a golden voice. She's had to work a bit harder to get to a "good" singing voice.
― Moodles, Monday, 1 February 2010 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Why has she been trying to look so damn sexy lately?
― Evan, Monday, 1 February 2010 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link