artist:joanna newsom
album:ys
label:drag city
style:indie/art
release:2006.11.14

track list:

01.Emily
02.Monkey & Bear
03.Sawdust & Diamonds
04.Only Skin
05.Cosmia

现年24岁，来自加州的joanna newsom从小习得一手好的琴艺．而琴艺不单单指钢琴．她在竖琴方面的造诣，也是令人称道的．以至于现在大多数对她的介绍总是＂harpist＂这个字眼先行．早年间也做为The Pleased、Deerhoof乐队的竖琴手有过出色的表现．在０４年发行了首张个人专集The Milk-Eyed Mender后，今年又为我们带来了她的第二张个人专集［ys］．专集由简约艺术家steve albini以及sonic youth,tortoise的jim o'rourke合力打造．专集内的所有弦乐编配都由资深音乐人van dyke parks主理．强强联手的音乐中，透露着满篇的琐碎念头和漫天飞舞的幻想．效仿似的戏剧张力和感染力极强．相信是年底总结棒单上的大红人．

Drag City is set to release the new album from Joanna Newsom, Ys (pronounced ‘eees’), available nationwide on November 14, 2006. It’s been two-and-a-half years since Joanna’s Drag City debut, The Milk-Eyed Mender, captured the hearts of fans and critics with its lilting harp and vocal majesty. On Ys, Joanna has recorded five (yup, 5!) songs clocking in at fifty-five minutes. The album was recorded with Steve Albini, mixed with Jim O’Rourke, and features orchestral arrangements from the legendary Van Dyke Parks.

On Ys, you will hear a dream collaboration between Joanna’s voice, her harp, and a full orchestra. The album is a ride that ebbs and flows in a scrumptious cacophony of layers and drama. The wide-screened beauty of Ys is due to, among other things, the all-analog production mixed to tape and mastered at Abby Road.

For the uninitiated, The Milk-Eyed Mender was voted in the top 20 albums of the year in the 2004 Village Voice “Pazz and Jop” poll. Critics far and wide praised her unusual and superior talents. Live, Joanna brings passion and drama to the stage, performing with epic spirit.