https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV0PfHemuvs
― Bunsen burner, bubbles, IT'S ALIVE! whaaaaa-? (HI DERE), Monday, 8 March 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
snorg girl looks crazy
xxxp
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 8 March 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― thomp, Monday, 8 March 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― max, Monday, 8 March 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
And then I saw three white wolves...
http://timberwolfhq.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3-wolves-howling-tshirt.jpg
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 8 March 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
http://maliciousglee.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/joanna-newsom.jpg
― called something like Hoppy Polar by Ziggy Ross (ksh), Monday, 8 March 2010 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Has she always made such faces while singing?
― Sam Weller, Monday, 8 March 2010 22:22 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 8 March 2010 22:25 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Moodles, Monday, 8 March 2010 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
fallon clip is a good song.
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 8 March 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
kinda reminds me of brian wilson's weird facial contortions
― velko, Monday, 8 March 2010 22:47 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 8 March 2010 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I don't think they are put on either, just a bit odd. Didn't keep me from enjoying her performance.
― Moodles, Monday, 8 March 2010 22:54 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 March 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
ah man whose that one NY art scene transvestite dude that does the harp stuff??? gah i saw him once opening for someone
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 8 March 2010 23:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Baby Dee?
― "I get through more mojitos.." (bear, bear, bear), Monday, 8 March 2010 23:05 (fourteen years ago) link
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/1071346137_0536951fab.jpg
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Monday, 8 March 2010 23:10 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 8 March 2010 23:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Shame about the song.
― Turangalila, Monday, 8 March 2010 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
lol
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 8 March 2010 23:21 (fourteen years ago) link
― "I get through more mojitos.." (bear, bear, bear), Monday, March 8, 2010 11:05 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yes! thank you!
― Deuce Bigalow: Male Juggalo (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 8 March 2010 23:23 (fourteen years ago) link
daniel how much of it have you heard so far?
― call all destroyer, Monday, 8 March 2010 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
about one disc's worth (video clips posted here and on youtube).
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 8 March 2010 23:37 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 00:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Daniel, did you ever listen to Ys?
― Turangalila, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 00:33 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 9 March 2010 00:37 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMFwNO6xIkk&feature=related
― booty claps and harp solos (leavethecapital), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 04:10 (fourteen years ago) link
"sad but true"
hahaha, she's great
― ksh, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 04:20 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Sam Weller, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 05:07 (fourteen years ago) link
oh snaphttp://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=173954
― lmfao @ credulity (velko), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:32 (fourteen years ago) link
u think andy samberg will beat him up
― max, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link
typical--Now Toronto's anti-unicorn stance is well known. that review is no surprise
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
in no way is that surprising or notable
same awareness level? on what fucking planet? in what magical unicorn forest?
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
it's not too hard to figure out why her record sold far fewer copies
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― lmfao @ credulity (velko), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
lmao @ canadian bloggers
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
influence != every record they praise highly must sell a lot of copies
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
it's all over
― tylerw, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
dismantle the blogosphere
― inertia of movement gave it the goal parabola (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
can't believe i lived to see the end of blogs
― lmfao @ credulity (velko), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
i guess this is the end of pitchfork's vast influence--sorry scott
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
mayans foretold blog critic extinction by 2012
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
what am i going to read now, ilx??
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
a book???
i had three rasin bagels this morning b/c of P4k's influence iirc
― ksh, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link