Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me (RIP blogs)

I swear that "slow as molasses [. . .] time passes" line is from the opening theme song to Evening Shade...

http://sharetv.org/images/evening_shade-show.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV0PfHemuvs

snorg girl looks crazy

xxxp

calling a song about AD 1, '81 is very shrewd

so is the domesticated wolf story — it's the whole born-in-the-80s thing of being aware of how ludicrous yr attempts at 'spirituality' are and feeling the need to undercut them

on the other hand ppl seem v capable of missing the point

where is that gif oh yeah:

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj303/Thatairsoftkid/HatersGonnaHate.jpg

yeah i thought the wolf story was kind of sweet. clearly it was an experience that meant a lot to her but its also clear how silly she realizes the whole thing was

And then I saw three white wolves...

http://timberwolfhq.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3-wolves-howling-tshirt.jpg

http://maliciousglee.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/joanna-newsom.jpg

Has she always made such faces while singing?

Thats what I was wondering, never watched any live performances before this. I wondered if she has always done that, or if that was something that went along with her voice changes.

Yeah, gotta admit that it was a bit offputting. I don't recall this from the concert I saw, but maybe I just forgot. I feel pretty confident saying that the facial contortions and other odd tics are not at all necessary to achieve a particular vocal effect.

fallon clip is a good song.

kinda reminds me of brian wilson's weird facial contortions

i don't think the faces were a put on...kinda weird but lots of times it looks like she might have some issues with singing and playing piano at the same time, like she would make a little face before a chord change or something..or maybe they are just tics she developed when she was learning...i do little weird things playing bass cuz it's just habit

Yeah, I don't think they are put on either, just a bit odd. Didn't keep me from enjoying her performance.

She certainly does it - or has done it - playing harp, no doubt because of how she has to awkwardly turn to face the mic. Not a lot of harp playing vocalists to compare to.

ah man whose that one NY art scene transvestite dude that does the harp stuff??? gah i saw him once opening for someone

Baby Dee?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/1071346137_0536951fab.jpg

the jimmy fallon clip reinforces my impression that she's really toned down the vocal tics, and as a result, her material is a lot easier to digest and enjoy. her voice is so much better on what i've heard from this disc than it has been in the past.

Shame about the song.

lol

Baby Dee?

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yes! thank you!

daniel how much of it have you heard so far?

about one disc's worth (video clips posted here and on youtube).

you think i'm getting a non-representative sample?

no i think you should listen to the whole thing--my guess is you'd like it a lot.

Daniel, did you ever listen to Ys?

i have ys (drag city used to be on emusic back then). i like the compositions and arrangements, but her voice was offputting for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMFwNO6xIkk&feature=related

lol

"sad but true"

hahaha, she's great

I hate that so many of her past songs seemed so off-the-cuff. I really want to enjoy "Inflammatory Writ," for example, and share with people I know. The lyrics are interesting and it SHOULD be catchy and pleasant. But it really is not too enjoyable to hear someone's voice crack like that. It detracts from what should be a great song. Was there no more tape or disk space available to try another take? Ridiculous self-sabotage.

oh snap
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=173954

u think andy samberg will beat him up

typical--Now Toronto's anti-unicorn stance is well known. that review is no surprise

Seven thousand copies? Vampire Weekend, just to compare with another major indie release, did 125,000 in their first week with the same awareness level, and far more critical detractors.

in no way is that surprising or notable

same awareness level? on what fucking planet? in what magical unicorn forest?

it's not too hard to figure out why her record sold far fewer copies

Does anyone remember about a month ago when the editor-in-chief at Pitchfork, Scott Plagenhoef, came out swinging on a message board about how people underestimate his website’s influence in the industry? Well they gave this record and Newsom’s last one near-perfect ratings, so draw your own conclusions there.
http://media.gamespy.com/columns/image/article/774/774333/the-gauntlet-is-thrown-down-20070320040356055.jpg

lmao @ canadian bloggers

influence != every record they praise highly must sell a lot of copies

It makes you wonder if these sub par sales figures are less a failure on the part of Newsom or an indictment on the waning influence of music criticism.

O_O

it's all over

dismantle the blogosphere

RIP

can't believe i lived to see the end of blogs

i guess this is the end of pitchfork's vast influence--sorry scott

mayans foretold blog critic extinction by 2012

what am i going to read now, ilx??

a book???