Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me (RIP blogs)

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Pauliwhirl: There's this one with guitar, Bulgarian tambura, banjo, kora, and THREE HARPS OVERLAID. FUCK YES, JOANNA NEWSOM.

Haven't read this yet, but someone linked to it on Twitter: http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/02/23/joanna-newsom-interview-have-one-on-me/

# WAITING FOR JOANNA NEWSOM TO LEAK. 11:41 AM Feb 19th via web

# AHHHHHHH DOWNLOAD FASTER 1:31 PM Feb 19th via web

# OMG OMG JOANNA NEWSOM. 8:32 PM Feb 19th via web

# YES. YES, JOANNA NEWSOM. OMG YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN FRAT PARTY. 9:14 PM Feb 19th via web

innocent fairy prince sullied & sexualised by music business is certainly a trope on JN messageboards

she's been singing about sex (albeit: weirdly) since her first album!

Anyone taking bets as to whether she'll be on a Twilight soundtrack eventually?

who cares?

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/100223/Joanna-Newsom_240.jpg

am liking this look, maybe too much side boob?

From the review ksh just linked -- is this an indirect response to J0hn D.'s comment, upthread?

EW: Some people do look at a song as a chore if it’s over 10 minutes. They might say, “This is good, but I have to warn you—it’s ten minutes long and has a harp.”

JN: (laughs) Yeah, I understand that, but of course when a person writes music—I guess this isn’t the case with some death metal music where the intention is slightly different—but in general I feel when someone’s writing something it’s because it sounds good to them. Their instinct is to do what sounds pretty, and sounds good, and to me that’s what I do. So obviously when I hear it I go, “good job, self, you’ve made a song that sounded the way you want it to sound.” And then of course there’s not that many people who feel the same way about it. But there’s enough.

who cares?

You will be.

For reference, J0hn's comment:

yeah if I'm listening to 13-minute epic songs in a rock/pop mode they better have a shredding solo and some wicked distortion or I want my money back, that is just how I break it down to an extent

xpost to myself

[q]who cares?

You will be.

[/q]

weird choice of... verb?

http://z.about.com/d/bestsellers/1/0/O/3/-/-/I_Am_America.jpg

also drag city is gonna sell a lot of this album--by 2010 standards anyway.

Emphasis on the "drag" for this long-ass album, amirite?

D+

I'll be here all week!

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I don't care why he's gone or what his deal is - I demand the presence of L0u1s Jagg3r on this thread

seconded

does anyone know any women that tolerate Ms. Newsome?

my chick likes her

I will have to endure a long spiel about "the artistry" of this album before I decide not to listen to it.

don't you mean the ARRRRRRRRRRR-tistry, Ahab?

does anyone know any women that tolerate Ms. Newsome?

I hear there's one, evidently somebody who dates ilxor.com user "max"

other than that, no

i think she probably tolerates herself, she seems fairly self-confident

friend of mine met his now-wife at a joanna newsom concert. true story.

it is true that a lot of women reserve a special level of distaste for her. though maybe that's just "a lot of _people_"??

I've convinced every girlfriend I've had since her debut that she is a goddess (to the point that they become simultaneously jealous/in love themselves)

Most of the women I know like her more than I do.

"I'm leaving you."
"Why?"
"I, umm...you know what? I'm in love with that singer you love so much."
"Joanna Newsome?"
"Yeah, Joanna Newsome. I love her too much to be with you any more. You understand, right?"
"Yeah! Absolutely!"
"Cool. I sent Joanna Newsome the money I owe you, too, OK?"
"Of course!"
"You're the best. See you at the Joanna Newsome show next fall?"
"See you there!"
scene

applause

Yeah she seems to have a pretty big fanbase among 20-something women. Not sure where this "women hate her" thing comes from.

30-something women?

Uh-oh

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Who is "joanna fucking newsom" and is there also a "joanna staying-pure-until-marriage newsom" out there?

xpost

what a horribly formed "joke"

tumblrs very much in character

I love how ksh consistently & mercilessly equates volume with import

He must consider Robert Pollard to be the most consistently awesome songwriter ever!

I love how ksh consistently & mercilessly equates volume with import

― Lee Dorrian Gray (J0hn D.)

Explain?

Oh, I see.

her titties ain't that big

are you talking about Joanna Newsom or the hipster puppy (you sick fuck)?

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This is me saying, "wow, there are a lot of people talking about this (many of whom, of course, are just zinging)," not "this is important."

she's been singing about sex (albeit: weirdly) since her first album!

― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, February 23, 2010 8:28 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

oh for sure!, but there's a cultish sect perturbed by her departing from the insular world they imagined her in. i recall reading up on her australian shows and just about getting some idea of a setlist in between fans reassuring one another that she was wearing her hair down, wasn't wearing any high-fashion clothes or hotpants, etc etc. i wrote & deleted a long post cataloguing some of these insane JN-fan insecurities awhile ago, it's kinda hard to preserve anonymity. they're particularly frenzied re: baby birch.

OMG SHE HAS HER HAIR UP

REAL ELVES DON'T PUT THEIR HAIR UP

SHE ISN'T A PIXIE, SHE IS A SELLOUT

FUCK YOU JOANNA NEWSOM, BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALBERTO V.05

We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it

this is the most gorgeous thing I've heard in a really long time

jesus. what the hell.

If I'm hyperbolic when talking about Newsom's music--and I know that, at times, I am--it's because I really appreciate what she's doing, I really like her first two records, and I'm looking forward to listening to the new one soon. She's one of my favorite artists. But I'm not claiming that she's objectively the "greatest artist" or something, and I'm not claiming that other people are incorrect in their distaste for her.

why haven't you listened to the new one yet