Joanna Newsom: c/d?

also, is the Sadie song about a dog? that song makes me cry.

its curious to me too when folks say she 'has no talent':

not to make everything a gender issue, but i feel that's what people say about female artists when there is one thing they dislike about them....particularly if it is a voice thing. its like ok you're not the total package, you're untalented. and your true instrument of expression is your voice of course and you must sing pretty.

Aren't your comments above about her songwriting talents indicative of the fact that there might be more than one thing they don't particularly like about her (even if they just happen to mention her voice)?

I might call Wolf Parade or Clap Your Hands Say Yeah untalented mind.

Interesting, but perhaps not the greatest introduction :-O

Heh. As opposed to "I wish her well, and I hope she fails."

why? because i've re-dugout the milk-eyed mender and do you know, her voice isn't that bad, in fact it's very beautiful. her lyrics are the tits. plus the harp playing is beyond evocative. it makes me nostlagic for the summer. love it.

New song is wonderful.

Try this link.

The tempo shift caught me off guard, so cheers to that. Otherwise about what I'd expect. Very nice.

I didn't expect that MELODY though. It's beautiful.

DUD

classic for other people... dud for me.

which is to say I just can't be bothered being conflicted about her (MIA too..) anymore and would prefer not to suffer the indigestion of trying to enjoy/appreciate her talents. I'd rather not think of her at all.

I still absolutely love this new song. It has this yearning, "In My Life" sort of quality to it. Something about the melody seems displaced from time.

Glad to hear her using the upper register of the harp to great effect.

Is this going to be another eight-months-before-the-album-comes-out thread?

Does it bother you?

Not really. I'm more amused by it now.

I know, it's so amusing---people expressing their liking for particular songs in a music board.

Anyway, classic. If only for Ys, "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie," & this new song.

is this a track from the Ys Street band EP or something else?

sleeve, nope. The track from the Ys Street Band EP is "Colleen". This other one's a newer song she played a few nights ago in Rome.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/9318917232af82f16bbff64d0b839ca4/tumblr_mmz0xdKvtq1qa1ubyo1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/dbd7e4b6c6ed592fce7e361afe5fd040/tumblr_mq9fg36Ile1qhug3qo5_500.png

I can totally hear her in all the stuff she picks:

http://www.vogue.com/8204763/inherent-vice-joanna-newsom-1970s-songs/

Crossing my fingers for Gentle Giant influence on the next album. She's at her best on twistier tracks like "Have One On Me".

Saw her live this week, she's amazing. In tears for "Only Skin", and I came away with newfound appreciation for the non-Ys songs she played. I'm in utter awe at what an amazing performer she is.

THE STRINGS/KEYS REINCIDENCE
Trill the trumpets!
Hoist the flags!
Raise the gates of the city!
Rip the protective plastic covers off the furniture!

For lo, Joanna Newsom, balladeer without compeer, Nevada City’s native daughter and Aureate Laureate of these Austral climes, comes riding down the mountain (sidesaddle, natch) to undertake a limited Los Angeles solo residency at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, May 15th through May 19th, 2024!

Though she rides alone this time, Joanna comes equipped with her usual blistering wind-up double punch to wreak raptures upon harp and piano alike.

I know what you’re thinking — we’re all thinking it — What’s in the saddlebag, Newsom? It’s hard to tell from here, but darn if she doesn’t seem to be packing new tunes! What’s your pleasure? The golden oldies? Perhaps a cover song or two? A 17-minuter for the large-bladdered among us? Over the space of these five nights she’ll sing some, strum some, pluckety plunk some, and probably sonically boggle your noggin. The noggin inside your heart.

You should only read this next part if you're a child, or know one who's cool: the May 18th show will be a 3:30pm (doors at 2:30) Matinee Performance strictly for kids under 18 (and their keepers), where Mrs. Newsom has promised to forgo the "blue" material we've all come to know (and respect) her for, and instead tailor the setlist to be not only suitable for children, but specifically designed with them in mind. Tickets for this show will only be available for the little ones (and their keepers), a policy as ironclad as it is unenforceable!

Now as for the rest of the dates, old timer — mark them on your calendar, tattoo them on your forehead, brand them on the back of your wizened hands, but remember — only a ticket will get you in the door.

What side of history do you want to be on? The underside? The wet part? The index? The table of contents? Or the future of music? We think the answer, like God’s grace, speaks for herself.

what on earth is a joanna newsom show tailored specifically for children going to be like

i hope that new album is coming soon, those new songs she debuted last year were wonderful and it's been nearly a decade!

That is thee most Drag City press release of all thee Drag City press releases; also, ofc, a Joanna Newsom show tailored to children is a Joanna Newsom show

(I have to assume her 'blue' lyrical content would go way over the heads of those whose lil' ears are protected)

lol at any kids being able to pick out anything from her songs, "blue" or not. "Mommy, what did the pretty harp lady mean when she sang 'And the articulation in our elbows and knees makes us buckle, and we couple in endless increase as the audience admires'?"

You'd be surprised -- I had to take my nephew's iphone away after I caught him texting about "cockles" and "cowries"

The perk and protection of being a Drag City artist is having Rian Murphy press releases that take the piss out of press releases while also getting the info across.

Very weird to have a kids show at the fucking CEMETARY

Hey, they gotta learn somehow.

Tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific (stampede expected).

She played a festival in Utah yesterday - dedicated "Cosmia" to Albini and performed a new song "No Wonder" (one of the ones she debuted last year at the surprise performance with Fleet Foxes). I'm really hoping for an album announcement after the California residency, can't believe it's been almost 9 years since Divers.