Saturday, May 22, 2010

Joanna Newsom

My goodness, that is one beautiful woman. And as stunningly gorgeous as she is to the eyes, she’s the musical equivalent to the ears: magical bliss. As a classically-trained harpist, she experienced first-hand the difficulty in playing one of the most testing string instruments and it provided a firm backdrop in classical music and its sweeping arrangements. But as an aspiring writer, her stories are woven in a manner that it not only surpasses others' stories but clearly eclipses them. And when you combine such astounding aspects, it fuses a wonderful blend of skill, artistry, brilliance and sheer remarkable talent.Please take a small part of your day to listen to “Emily,” and please, just allow it to fill your ears, minds and heads with the ideas that she is presenting. Those strings are by Van Dyke Parks and the mixer of this album, Ys, is Jim O’Rourke. But still, it’s Newsom’s singing (her varying cadence that adds dimension,) her fantastic ability at her instrument and her songwriting and crafting that makes her music so compelling. If nothing else, you can hear something different and witness terrific art (visually and aurally.) - Bryan

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