Lately, I have been listening to Joana Newsom's new album. But, I don't have a track-listing, so cannot recommend certain songs. Horrible journalism, I know... But the CD is great, typical Newsom at work here; however my roommate summed it up perfectly by saying, "I'm waiting for he climax..." I know exactly what he means because the album tends to stay on a particular wavelength of harp, strings, horns and piano, but the album itself keeps the same tone throughout. To me, what has made Newsom a household name is the fact that she plays on whimsical moments throughout the duration of her releases to the point where you cannot help but become engrossed in her sacred moments. What made Ys so brilliant was that everything had a purpose, and at moments, the music just blasted into your unconscious and you can picture everything happening. Have One On Me is by no means a bad album, it's great. Her vocals are different, but good. She sings with more clarity, but at the same time, with this clarity comes an obsession with structure. Not saying that everything she came out with before was unstructured, but it was more spontaneous. THAT'S IT, it lacks the spontaneity of her previous efforts. But still, check it out. Who can resist a three-disc 2 hour 17 minute album???
Also, I recently wrote an article for the DT Weekend on this band called White White Lights, which are a local band here in Austin. They are great, and they got me when they said their inspirations were Nirvana, Sonic Youth and The Pixies. Who wouldn't love that shit? Honestly. Anyways, here's a link below for the article. That's all I got for today. Peace!
White White Lights Feature:
