josephine foster vs joanna newsome

I don't know, I think she just likes doing her own thing. If opera is all about rigor and precision (I have no idea if it is or not, fyi), she wants to let her hair down a little. I think her voice is beautiful, but to each her own I guess.

I bumped this thread because I finally got the record from the store and it is great! Geyser is still my jam. I've listened to it ~1x a day at least, that kind of song. There's a real Morricone vibe and classic Josephine Foster singing on "Panorama Wide" too.

Yeah, I agree. Don't see her as anything other than a really interesting, great musician. Her voice is part of the equation, and certainly doesn't seem limited to me, but her music as a whole is just great. Glad the opera thing didn't work out for whatever reason.

Just listened to "Geyser" about 4 times in a row. So good, and a great Friday "let's get the hell out of work" song.

It's the third song on side B, and the two that precede it are just perfect. She goes from Disney heroine to crazy woman at just the right pace.

She is the feature article in the September issue of The Wire. Goes into depth about the making of this album, as well as her life in general. It's a good read (and about the only place you will see a feature article on Josephine).

Definitely going to add this record to my pile at some point.

Oh! I'll have to buy it then. I want to know more about her music teacher days.

Can't remember all the specifics, read it really late at night, but it does discuss her progression/history. Easy to get back issues online if it isn't still in stores, but my wife got it for me this month, seems to lag behind here in the U.S. (i.e., the September issue is on shelves in October etc.).

Glasgow tomorrow night, but I'm scheduled to photograph Amanda Palmer. Sad to be missing Josephine Foster for the second time this year. Might try to do both, if energy and timings allow.

Going to miss the London gigs due to being in stupid USA :(

Ooh krakow photos of Josephine Foster would be so great! You gotta make it!

Thank you for the encouragement! I've seen her a good few times, but not for a couple of years now. AFP is relatively early, so there is a chance... I should have at least one stage time scout at Josephine's show too, which will help.

great, great record, think it's my favorite thing she's done

yeah it's fantastic isn't it, my favourite since hazel eyes, by far

i've been futzing around the house singing "child of god" more than i should, way more than anyone should be forced to endure
i love everything about this album A LOT

livin in the city, gettin high on the hooooog
isn't it a pity
CHILD OF GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

Yes! That was stuck in my head for the longest of times.

I mean, if I had to choose one song to save from the fire, it would be Geyser, but honestly I really love the entire album with everything I've got. And that's a lot.

i almost bought a josephine foster lp at the store yesterday but i had no idea where to start!

What were your choices?

blood rushing
graphic as a star
perlas

Help!

Hmmm, I'll admit that I don't have ( but want) Perlas, but Blood Rushing is classic and IMO way more interesting sonically than Graphic, even if the premise of Graphic is really cool. I think you should hear All the Leaves Are Gone because it tooooooootally rules, but Blood Rushing is top notch if given those three choices. That's the best I can do atm.

i'm sold thx!

blood rushing plays more like an indie-folk-americana record, proper band and everything, some velvetsy moments, songwriting that seems singer-songwritery or personally rooted.

graphic as a star plays more like folk, lone singer and guitar, and to me it's more mysterious, hard to understand even - because of the way she sings (and the fact that it's dickinson) i often find myself leaning in to follow it. the songs are often short and elliptical to suit the texts and the large number of them.

personally i go back to graphic more. blood rushing sounded like it was good but it wasn't really my thing that year it came out.

between those two, perlas is closer in sound to blood rushing, just because of the extra players, but everything else is what you would expect. of course, if you can't understand spanish, then…

of course you could always try to hunt down wolf in sheep's clothing.

josephine foster is certainly more listenable than joanna newsom, but joanna newsom is incredibly endearing/beautiful and seems to always stick to her guns artistically -- she is the rare artist whose sound is truly unique -- and i've always felt bad that i couldn't get into her music. she was one of narduwar's best interviews i think. this might be off topic as we seem to be talking about josephine foster here....hmmm... i would say don't get any of those albums and get Little Life instead

actually don't get that. the only one on that i really like is the title track, the rest are childrens' songs but melancholy ones so you can't always tell... idk i like sad ukulele music.

(i'm not an expert on josephine foster i don't know why i decided to offer an opinion... i know like a handful of songs. i came on this thread to talk about joanna newsom.)

There are like 5 zill threads to talk about Joanna N. try one of those imo.

going to see jojo f (& victor) on friday!! woohoo!

i saw JF live last night at a church in limerick. i like her song "waterfall" a lot but its not indicative of her work really. certainly not the music she was playing last night. i got wound up by the affectations (semi-operatic warbling, jf's whole demeanour, cellist making ridiculous faces like she was pleasuring herself) and the music wasnt particularly memorable. not my bag really i guess.

I missed this news the first time round - new JoFo album in November:

http://thequietus.com/articles/13386-josephine-foster-sugarpie-i-m-not-the-same

surprised no discussion of this - i'm still feeling my way around josephine foster but i've been getting into blood rushing - this seems really good too...

Didn't realise it was out already! Going to give it a listen now...

i am expecting my copy in the mails tomorrow. is it my imagination or do her records always come out in autumn ? there is a otherworldy fruitiness about her that is perfect listening for this time of year. Makes me think of mulled wine on a chilly night. I may have mentioned this earlier in the thread but "hazel eyes i will lead you" is another outstanding josephine foster record.

i'm a sucker for her earlier psych stuff but no complaints here with her getting her neil circa harvest on

this is really really nice

New, wonderful, slightly askew single by Josephine Foster:
https://soundcloud.com/firerecords/josephine-foster-shepherd-moon-of-starry-height

cool, she is great

would have to go with foster, despite milk eyed mender and Ys being pretty classic

Newsom I cannot stand at all. Neither the voice, nor the songs, nor the sound of the instrument. I think I'd almost prefer the voice of the singer of Sigur Ros - which is unbearable -to hers.

Pretty much agree these days

That freak folk movement resulted in a lot of shit that sounds tiresome imo today. Like banhart, etc
Vetiver was okay

just saw that there will be re-pressings of All the Leaves Are Gone and Hazel Eyes -- both really great albums but Leaves especially, the first half is truly unbeatable if you like howling lady psych rock. Deathknell is still my jam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwTzyL2faTA

No one remembers her name
HER NAME!

Josephine foster