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.
TONI PRICE
TALK MEMPHIS
Son Volt
Okemah and the Melody of Riot
FEIST
Look At What The Light Did Now
HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS
Through the Devil Softly
YUSUF ISLAAM AKA CAT STEVENS
An Other Cup
YAEL MEYER
WARRIOR HEART
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