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.
Golden Smog
Blood on the Slacks
TIM HARRISON
Grey Country
THE LANSING UNIONIZED VAUDEVILLE SPECTACLE
Extra! Extra!
THE CAT MARY
POSTBELLUM NEIGHBORHOOD
JAKE ARMERDING
Walking on the World
JD SOUTHER
- If the World Was You
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