2007-01-15
On Joanna Newsom's second album, Ys (pronounced "ease"), she continues to move in a very different direction than her peers, and even a different one than what her audience might expect. The Milk-Eyed Mender's 12 gentle vignettes sounded like they were basking in sunlight; Ys is epic, restless, and demanding, made up of five dazzling, shape-shifting songs that range from seven to 16 minutes long.
Matt Urmy
Out Of The Ashes
CLOTHESLINE REVIVAL
They Came From Somewhere
Brother Adams
Almost Alive At Front Street
Railroad Earth
Amen Corner
JOEL ARANT
To Whom it may Behoove
Dirk Powell
Walking Through Clay
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