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
WATER LIARS
Phantom Limb
Rickie Lee Jones
Evening of My Best Day
Various
NOW HEAR THIS! [IMA Winners 2007]
ERIN MCKEOWN
Sing You Sinners, 2007
The Mavericks
The Mavericks
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