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.JOHN DRISKELL HOPKINS AND BALSAM RANGE
Daylight
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
Reinventing the Wheel
BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN
Back to Love
THE NIGHTWATCHMAN
One Man Revolution
NOBODYS DARLIN
Kitchen Girls
PAT CONTE
Gravest Hits
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