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.RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
A. ENLIGHTENMENT, B. ENDARKENMENT (HINT: THERE IS NO C)
Weyes Blood
Front Row Seat To Earth
Black Jake and the Carnies
Sundry Mayhems
The Doc Marshalls
Honest For Once
Various Artists
Because of Winn-Dixie OST
Quiet Life
Foggy
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