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.
JD SOUTHER
- If the World Was You
BERNIE JELLEMA
Lions & Clowns
ANI DIFRANCO
- Red Letter Year
Richard Thompson
Sweet Warrior
CHARLIE HADEN – Family & Friends
Rambling Boy
CHEYENNE MARIE MIZE
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