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.
ELIZA GILKYSON
– Beautiful World
GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIC
Punishing The Myth
JASON ISBELL
Sirens of the Ditch
Cliff Eberhardt
The High Above And The Down Below
Cowboy Junkies
At the End of Paths Taken
Ryan Adams
Love is Hell
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