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.
AUDREY AULD MEZERA
LOST MEN AND ANGRY GIRLS
LAST GOOD TOOTH
Not Without Work and Rest
CHRISTINE LAVIN
Happydance of the Xenophobe
Don Conoscenti
Anastasia
SHANE NICHOLSON
Faith and Science
O'DEATH
Outside
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