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.
SALLY SELTMANN
Heart that's Pounding
DONNA THE BUFFALO
Silverlined
JOY KILLS SORROW
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
Cliff Eberhardt
The High Above And The Down Below
Wyatt Easterling
Divining Rod
Chatham County Line
IV
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