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I feel like I should've gone to see Joanna Newsom when she came around. I had a couple of chances. ohhhhwellllllllah regret!
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Joanna Newsom
The Milk-Eyed Mender
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AMG Review of The Milk-Eyed Mender
MacKenzie Wilson
All Music GuideClassically trained harpist Joanna Newsom uses her appreciation of Appalachian folk and luegrass for an oddly alluring set of indie rock melodies. Milk-Eyed Mender, which follows her homemade EP releases Walnut Whales and Yarn and Glue, is rich in harvest colors. Newsom's childlike voice brings an unstudied grace to an innocent setting of songs, and such quirkiness is hard to find among most guitar-driven indie acts. From the more whimsical moments of "Peach, Plum, Pear" and "Inflammatory Writ" to the dovelike allad "This Side of the Blue," Newsom welcomes the listener to sink into its imagination. Delicate harp arrangements are nicely sprinkled among specks of pianos, organs, and a harpsichord, only adding to the fascination that is Milk-Eyed Mender. Some may find the album to be overly sweet in spots due to Newsom's girlish voice; however, the fairytale-like appeal of Milk-Eyed Mender is far too intriguing to dismiss. Newsom exists in several musical spheres, one being a member of the Pleased, while not forgetting how wonderful it is to live in a warm place that leaves you bright-eyed and hopeful for only what is good in life.
She's so magical mystical wondrous
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Joanna Newsom is fabulousShe's getting me through being sick.
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Why didn't anyone tell me there was a Joanna Newsom?
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Seriously. Why didn't I know?I'm gonna gush here a little, so get your tarps up audience members. I'd never heard a single note of her music before last night lying in bed with my iPod previewing my new music. From the first line of the first track I was instantly amazed at the knife-edged clarity of her feral meow vocals and the perfect warmth of her harp. Her lyrics are clever and beautiful, ...
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Why didn't anyone tell me there was a Joanna Newsom?
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Seriously. Why didn't I know?I'm gonna gush here a little, so get your tarps up audience members. I'd never heard a single note of her music before last night lying in bed with my iPod previewing my new music. From the first line of the first track I was instantly amazed at the knife-edged clarity of her feral meow vocals and the perfect warmth of her harp. Her lyrics are clever and beautiful, ...
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Joanna Newsom
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I really like Joanna Newsom in a kinda Coco Rosie kinda way. I got to see some of her show at All Tomorrow's Parties earlier this year and it was pretty sweet. She sings in a weird childlike voice that would normally make me want to punch something, but I don't seem to mind her at the moment. Though, I expect I will be tired of it fairly soon. At the moment, i am enjoying this song.
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Bridges and Balloons
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"We sailed away on a winter's day with fate as malleable as clay; but ships are fallible, I say, and the nautical, like all things, fades And I can recall our caravel: a little wicker beetle shell with four fine maste and lateen sails, its bearings on Cair Paravel O my love, O it was a funny little thing to be the ones to've seen. The sight of bridges and balloons makes calm canaries irritable;...
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You either lover her or you hate her, but either way she is sickeningly adorable.I am really holding out for her next album, but in the meantime, here is Sprout And The Bean from The Milk-Eyed Mender.
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She's so magical mystical wondrous
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Joanna Newsom is fabulousShe's getting me through being sick.
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The Best Albums Of The Decade: #16 - The Milk-Eyed Mender
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MP3: Joanna Newsom - Inflammatory Writ#16 - Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed MenderDrag City Records 2004Joey On The Milk-Eyed Mender:Great album. I saw her at UConn one time right before Ys came out and it was just her playing those songs. It was nuts. Chris and Maggie were there and I ran into Sean and Ryan from Quiet Life too. It was a romp. The Milk-Eyed Mender is the one for me and I remember...
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