this record is pretty dece I think; I'm glad she's toned down her obnoxious shit
this thread is pretty long tho, can someone pls summarize
― cozen, Saturday, 20 March 2010 12:36 (fourteen years ago) link
much more kate bush and her voice is actually quite pretty now
― cozen, Saturday, 20 March 2010 12:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I think you just summarized it on your own.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 20 March 2010 13:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Erik Davis' epic review of Have One On Me
― Moodles, Sunday, 21 March 2010 17:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh man, thanks Moodles! Erik Davis wrote my favorite thing on Ys. This should be awesome to dig into too.
― ksh, Sunday, 21 March 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5Eo0bn6zY&feature=player_embedded#
― Mr. Que, Friday, 26 March 2010 21:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Occident hit me pretty hard today. Lyrics.
― tincub, Friday, 2 April 2010 01:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't agree with everything in this article, but I think it makes a lot of good points. It definitely articulates some of the reasons why I'm hesitant to even jump into this thread and start actually discussing this album.
― Moodles, Friday, 2 April 2010 20:58 (fourteen years ago) link
good article, thanks.
― sleeve, Friday, 2 April 2010 21:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I stumbled across a pretty cool interview with Joanna Newsom and her band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIw4U0rqup4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_N_MnAeT1Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzH-1oC7zGM
― Moodles, Monday, 12 April 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Moodles -- thanks for posting these, i've just started the first one
man is that announcer dude insufferable
― ksh, Monday, 12 April 2010 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
alright, so i watched all three videos, and they were great. if anyone's into her music, they're worth checking out
― ksh, Monday, 12 April 2010 20:59 (fourteen years ago) link
thanks, sugartits
― Mr. Que, Monday, 12 April 2010 21:03 (fourteen years ago) link
she comes across as very funny and personable. she also says that she's been reading Nabokov's Ada, among other things, which wasn't so surprising because i've read her talking about Nabokov in the past
which reminds me, i still need to read Erik Davis's HOOM review
― ksh, Monday, 12 April 2010 21:06 (fourteen years ago) link
nice interview.though i wonder how can a person, and one who makes music in particular, can manage without listening to any music at all for 2 years?
― Zeno, Monday, 12 April 2010 21:23 (fourteen years ago) link
i was thinking about that, too . . . does she stop reading books, too? i really don't think i could go two years without other people's music or writing . . . but maybe when you're that deep in the writing process for a record your own stuff can sustain you
― ksh, Monday, 12 April 2010 22:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Why does she sound like Lisa Simpson singing through her anus on Occident?
― Turangalila, Friday, 16 April 2010 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
if joanna newsom actually sounded like lisa simpson singing thru her anus, i might pick up one of her records. as it is, her voice sounds like a couple of cats getting into a fight in a room full of helium.
― A piping hot bowl of shits (A piping hot bowl of grits), Friday, 16 April 2010 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
that's pure poetry guys, great job
― call all destroyer, Friday, 16 April 2010 22:18 (fourteen years ago) link
the artistic progression that has been made over three albums ... in people's she-sounds-like-a-cat metaphors is astounding
― Earning your Masters in Library and Information Science is beautiful (schlump), Saturday, 17 April 2010 10:36 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe when you're that deep in the writing process for a record your own stuff can sustain you
Nonsense!
― Throwing Muses are reuniting for my next orgasm! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 April 2010 12:14 (fourteen years ago) link
that's how it works for har mar superstar.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 17 April 2010 12:29 (fourteen years ago) link
(AND OTHER BRILLIANT COMPOSERS)
http://pitchfork.com/news/38581-roots-and-monsters-of-folk-team-up/
― ksh, Thursday, 22 April 2010 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS58_ZeLX1g
― ksh, Friday, 23 April 2010 02:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Why is this album so shitty?
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.search.co.tt/trinidad/backlash/backlash.jpg
― and ya thought that shit played out in ILX (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
No. iirc the critical reception to this has been overwhelmingly positive.
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:17 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry, the only time I've ever read anybody discuss Newman's records has been on ILX,
― and ya thought that shit played out in ILX (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Huh?
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
any sales figures on this so far? i kinda thought with all the press she gets this had a shot to go at least top 20. lol.
― velko, Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
confession: i have not listened to any of HOOM from "Go Long" to "Does Not Suffice" more than once . . . and that one time was on release day
― ksh, Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
"'81" has 63 plays, though
― ksh, Saturday, 24 April 2010 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
With the exception of a few tracks (Go Long, No Provenance, and Kingfisher), I think this album is pretty darn great. I've listened to it a ton since it came out. I highly recommend quite a few of the songs on the later part of the album, especially Soft As Chalk, Esme, and Autumn.
― Moodles, Saturday, 24 April 2010 07:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Turangalila the reason this record has been so well received is because it is impossible to criticize. Who else is making lovingly crafted, impeccably orchestrated, analog triple disc albums in 2010? Nobody. She's the only person selling unicorn steaks, sorry if you don't like unicorn.
― Miracles (acoustic version) (Ówen P.), Saturday, 24 April 2010 07:59 (fourteen years ago) link
i like this album quite a bit.
― The Holy Seefeel (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 April 2010 08:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Turangalila the reason this record has been so well received is because it is impossible to criticize. Who else is making lovingly crafted, impeccably orchestrated, analog triple disc albums in 2010? Nobody.
to be fair, iirc turangalia likes joanna newsom a lot. he just didn't like this new disc, maybe?
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 24 April 2010 08:10 (fourteen years ago) link
"Didn't like the new disc" is different from describing it as "shitty".
― Miracles (acoustic version) (Ówen P.), Saturday, 24 April 2010 08:19 (fourteen years ago) link
true.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 24 April 2010 08:48 (fourteen years ago) link
could be a "regular album" masterpiece if 2/3 of it was left out.
― Zeno, Saturday, 24 April 2010 09:35 (fourteen years ago) link
81good intentionson a good dayin californiajackrabbitssoft as chalk
― Zeno, Saturday, 24 April 2010 09:38 (fourteen years ago) link
So basically I'm supposed to find this agreeable from some meta perspective and I'm supposed to be reverential about it?
I think precisely the fact that it is such an "ambitious" project makes the fact that the songs are so uneventful (and imo bad) more frustrating to me.
She's the only person selling unicorn steaks, sorry if you don't like unicorn.
Maybe within a very narrow, indie-centric perspective. But otherwise, no. Sorry.
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
fucking excellent new screenname Owen but that still cannot save this record
― brad whitford's guitar explorations (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
More specifically, I was so thrilled that I'd be eating what was consistently described as (and likely to be) unicorn steak but I tasted it and it turned out to be meatless. It was actually frozen, sickly sweet unagi sauce.
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link
brb listening to the awesomely orchestrated new Nina Nastasia album
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:51 (fourteen years ago) link
in theory i am willing to seriously stan for this album but in practice ehh
― thomp, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:54 (fourteen years ago) link
[hatersgonnahate.gif]
Exactly.
― Turangalila, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:54 (fourteen years ago) link
still think this record is awesome though
― thomp, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:55 (fourteen years ago) link
actually i don't know, 'lovingly crafted, impeccably orchestrated' is kind of the thing -- like it's not a record where people are going to suddenly arrive at the opinion that she is amazing, from this record -- it's still a really, really, really good record
― thomp, Saturday, 24 April 2010 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link