image © Paul O’Valle
Previously: Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom’s latest studio release, Ys, comes out the 14th of November and I can say without reservation that it’s the best recording I’ve heard in recent memory. Usually I get bored with albums after several listens which is why I gravitate toward more stream-of-conciousness genres like dnb, classical, jazz, etc; but I’ve played Ys now probably 15 times and its still fresh — her compositions are deceptively intricate, her words enchanting and her voice unique and sincere.
While I wax starry-eyed effusive maybe you’d like I make good with some links? The following tracks were recorded at last year’s Green Man Festival and are songs from her new album.
AUDIO [Joanna Newsom - Sawdust & Diamonds (live)]
AUDIO [Joanna Newsom - Only Skin (live)]
You can find a lot more live performance recordings on Milky Moon, a fan site; and unsurprisingly, YouTube.
LINK/AUDIO/IMAGES [Milky Moon, fan site]
VIDEOS [YouTube search for "Joanna Newsom"]
Of the videos on YouTube, make sure you check out the following interviews:
VIDEO [Newsom at Domino Festival in 2005]
VIDEO [Newsom while performing with Devendra Banhart]
And don’t forget to pick up her album on the 14th, it has some beautiful string orchestration you won’t hear in the live recordings.
BUY/PREVIEW
P.S., I’ll be here on November 18th: Joanna and a 10-piece orchestra* in Greensboro, NC. This is her only North Carolina performance and Greensboro has a wealth of orchestral talent to pull from.
Update: OK, there’s actually one more NC show in Asheville. Plus a good many more around the country before year-end:
LINK [tour schedule]
Update: *not so much an orchestra as it was her band: some string instruments, a small drum set, accordion, saw and glockenspiel. There’s some video on YouTube.
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Dude, I’m so jealous of you. I’d kill to be in that concert.
I’m going to try and record some video.
Finding out about her show in the GBO just now made me sick a little bit… I have to say, it’s one of the few things I that would make me regret alreadying having Chris Thile tickets for that night at the Visualite… if only half of you could come to Chris Thile, and half of me could go w/ you… lets work on that.
We have the technology.
There’s some video on YouTube from the show in Greensboro. I didn’t take a camera but others did.
Just wanted to let you know I DID NOT take the very lovely photo of Miss Joanna shown above!!!!!! I have taken some others that I like very much but you really need to remove my name from the photo credit and find out who really shot this one!!
Thanks Lisa, I’ve fixed it above.
For anyone else, you can see Lisa’s photos of Joanna at Milky Moon’s gallery. Here’s one:
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