Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#4330): Ys by Joanna Newsom

mianfei — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 07:49:16 GMT

Author: mianfei

Posted: 10/29/2022 11:49

indieshins wrote:

Another great one. And a formative musical experience to me. I was 17-18, and I loved music already. I'd heard about Joanna — possibly through this very site, but I honestly can't remember. Of course, her music was not, and for the most part still isn't, on streaming, so I had no way of checking it out. I saw this CD in my favourite record shop, tried to listen to it on the provided stereo, but couldn't, so I took a gamble and got it with no knowledge of what it would sound like.

I put it on my computer and then on my phone to listen to while I was at school, and started it while I was studying in the library. From the first track, Emily, I was in love. It's such a bizarre album in some ways, but it's also absolutely beautiful, with catchy melodies, beautiful instrumentation and hyper-literate lyrics. It's still my favourite Joanna Newsom album — though followed closely by Have One On Me (and she hasn't made a bad album yet either). 7 years after her last record, nothing new from her seems to be forthcoming. I am interested to see what direction she'll take, but she had a child in the last few years and understandably seems to be taking a break. The only peep I've heard from her is an appearance in the final episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in which her husband Andy Samberg starred. So that makes sense. Anyway — come back when you're ready, Joanna. But the fans miss you. At least the music is so dense and multifaceted we've got a lot to keep us occupied for the time being.

I agree with you very much. When I heard her first album, I was in love at once, and it only grew with her subsequent releases.

For me, Newsom’s discography, including the Ys Street Band EP, constitutes the most consistently outstanding body of work of any artist over the past half-century and more. Ys is actually the album of hers I listen to least, but it is still a remarkable piece of work, especially the amazing closer ‘Cosmia’.

Re: Album of the day (#4330): Ys by Joanna Newsom

indieshins — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:35:16 GMT

Author: indieshins

Posted: 10/27/2022 22:35

Another great one. And a formative musical experience to me. I was 17-18, and I loved music already. I'd heard about Joanna - possibly through this very site, but I honestly can't remember. Of course, her music was not, and for the most part still isn't, on streaming, so I had no way of checking it out. I saw this CD in my favourite record shop, tried to listen to it on the provided stereo, but couldn't, so I took a gamble and got it with no knowledge of what it would sound like.

I put it on my computer and then on my phone to listen to while I was at school, and started it while I was studying in the library. From the first track, Emily, I was in love. It's such a bizarre album in some ways, but it's also absolutely beautiful, with catchy melodies, beautiful instrumentation and hyper-literate lyrics. It's still my favourite Joanna Newsom album - though followed closely by Have One On Me (and she hasn't made a bad album yet either). 7 years after her last record, nothing new from her seems to be forthcoming. I am interested to see what direction she'll take, but she had a child in the last few years and understandably seems to be taking a break. The only peep I've heard from her is an appearance in the final episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in which her husband Andy Samberg starred. So that makes sense. Anyway - come back when you're ready, Joanna. But the fans miss you. At least the music is so dense and multifaceted we've got a lot to keep us occupied for the time being.

Album of the day (#4330): Ys by Joanna Newsom

BestEverAlbums — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:00:28 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/27/2022 20:00

Today's album of the day

Ys by Joanna Newsom (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2006.
Country:
Overall rank: 181
Average rating: 82/100 (from 801 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Emily
2. Monkey & Bear
3. Sawdust & Diamonds
4. Only Skin
5. Cosmia

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.