Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender

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UPC: 781484026327
 
 
Artist:
Newsom, Joanna
See Also:
Animal Collective Banhart, Devendra Stevens, Sufjan Kings Of Convenience
Description:
Personnel: Joanna Newsom (vocals, vocals, harp, piano, Wurlitzer piano, harpsichord); Noah Georgeson (guitar, background vocals).
Joanna Newsom plays the harp, looks like an elf princess, and sings in a squeaky child-like voice, all of which contribute to her unique charm. Like her pal and frequent collaborator Devendra Banhart, she`s also a shining light of the early 2000s neo-folk movement, which bonds quirky wordplay and fuzzy eccentricity with a deep reverence for authentic rural folk.
Whether accompanying herself on harp, harpsichord, or piano, Newsom plunges into the archaic depths of American roots music and cherry-picks the most heartbreaking passages, weaving everything together with lyrics of shockingly formal eloquence that present dense poetic imagery in the vein of BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME-era Dylan. Songs like "Sprout and the Bean," "Peach, Plum, Pear," and "Sadie" weave enough elaborate visions for a dozen ballads, adding something more than the expected folksy tweeness. Throughout THE MILK-EYED MENDER, Newsom`s lulling harp and odd vocalizing combine to create something utterly original, yet deeply familiar, standing firm at the crossroads between outsider art and genuine brilliance.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Bridges And Balloons
    2. Sprout And The Bean
    3. Book Of Right-On, The
    4. Sadie
    5. Inflammatory Writ
    6. This Side Of The Blue
    7. En Gallop
    8. Cassiopeia
    9. Peach, Plum, Pear
    10. Swansea
    11. Three Little Babes
    12. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    03/23/2004
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Rock & Pop
    Subgenre:
    Alt Country
    Label:
    Drag City
    Producer:
    Noah Georgeson
    Catalog Number:
    263
    Original Release Year:
    2004
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo

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    Customer Reviews

    Overall Rating: 5

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    Anonymous from Desmoines IA USA, Feb 1, 1900

    Best music around, Joanna Newson makes you forget about the world. She mesmerizes you mind with her harp and beautiful voice.

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