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.BRUCE COCKBURN
Life Short Call Now
Langhorne Slim
When the Sun's Gone Down
Mike Vial
A World's That's Bigger
THE BLACK LILLIES
100 Miles Of Wreckage
JOSHUA JAMES
Build Me This
GUGGENHEIM GROTO
Happy The Man
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