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.
DIGNEY FIGNUS
Trouble on the Levee
SOUTHSSIDE JOHNNY & THE POOR FOOLS
SONGS FROM THE BARN
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass : Tribute to 1946 and 1947
BOB DYLAN
The Best of the Original Mono Recordings
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Fairport Convention
Over the Next Hill
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