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.
GORD DOWNIE AND THE COUNTRY MIRACLES
The Grand Bounce
KELLER (WILLIAMS) & THE KEELS
Thief
FAIRPORT CONVENTION WITH SANDY DENNY
EBBITS FIELD 1974
LEE BAINES III & THE GLORY FIRES
There Is A Bomb In Gilead
Various
NOW HEAR THIS! [IMA Winners 2007]
CHRIS KASPER
Chasing another Sundown
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