joanna newsom - ys
 

here is the current trendy indie record. do people like it? i will probably buy it anyway, as my token epic indie record for this year.

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

I actually heard it was horrible haha. I have not listened to it yet.

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i hear she's like a real-life elf, so it can't be worse than a 7.3 on pfork...!

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Hahahaha!

*spills coffee on keyboard*

BTW, I meant to say 'I have not actually heard it', but I did read pretty strong reactions of distaste by certain people on the net.

Specifically this thread comes to mind.
http://forums.southernlord.com/viewt...er=asc&start=0

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

yeah, i'm always down with anti-"finally some good real music" arguments, but maybe not from this website...

"So you lot can listen to scrawny norwegians squeel and cackle about goats, but you can't take a bit of the newsom?"

hahaha

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

that voice is both unnerving and intriguing. i can't listen to it everyday, but i think it has pretty unique feeling to it...

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:D

I am actually surprised how many people in that site have given the record a listen to begin with. It has gotten more attention than here in any case.

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well these are the Underworld forums after all... -_-

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

I have this feeling she peaked with 'The Book of Right On'.

Although I remember a track from...2003 on Magnatune (I 'tink?) in which she didn't seem nearly as eccentric.

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Indeed, she gets a 9.4 there ;)
Seems an interesting mix of classical and indie introspection, but musically not really my cup of tea, i don't think. Though i did dig the new age stylings of electroharpist Andreas Vollenweider (sp?) that my dad used to play in the car when i was a kid!

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

heard this stinking pile of shit on KEXP. indie rockers need to be boiled in acid and fed to goths.

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

Did you ever pick this up, KC?

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

yeah, i did ................... i'm not sure yet.

i have zero problems with the pretension, the frilliness, and the voice. i appreciate all of that. sticking to yr guns, being what you like, etc.

at first i wasn't sure why these long rambling songs were praised for transcending their length and rambly-ness. my knee-jerk theory was that 95% of the positivity was coming from indie kids getting lost in the style, and urban dance warriors astonished to hear something melodic and long which managed to be basically interesting--both constituencies tending not to have much exposure to other melodic, long-form music, like classical.

but i think that was a mostly BS argument. i still don't really understand what the big deal is about Joanna's compositions (the value of her singing and lyrics and aesthetic i can buy), but that might just be me not paying enough attention to musical structure. i do know that i'm more and more compelled to put the record on, and the songs start to sound like pop songs that've been elongated to 3x what they normally are. that can't be a huge deal though, can it?

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

oh. my god.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFBWP1UEq_A

she's COMPLETELY BONKERS!

Re: joanna newsom - ys
 

That is the first time I hear her music. I have to say I like her voice...:o

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ok Milk Eyed Meander is about 15x better than this one.

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I saw her play and thought it was beautiful...

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If she's anything like that fucking Regina Spektor she can go die in a fire.

She makes me want to smash things. You should see my face right now, all balled up with rage. Fuck her.