Indie Folk II

joanna newsom (esame)

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DEBUT SOLO ALBUM from SONGWRITER,
WALTER MARTIN (of THE WALKMEN)
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Fully Illustrated album packaging by illustrator/ musician Marcellus Hall. http://www.marcellushall.com

ALBUM TRACK LISTING:

1. WE'RE ALL YOUNG TOGETHER (FEAT. ALEC OUNSWORTH)
2. WE LIKE THE ZOO (CAUSE WE'RE ANIMALS TOO) (FEAT. MATT BERNINGER)
3. I-M-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N (FEAT. KAT EDMONSON)
4. RATTLESNAKES (FEAT. KAREN O & NICK ZINNER)
5. SING TO ME (FEAT. KAREN O)
6. THE BEATLES (WHEN RINGO SHOOK HIS MOP) (FEAT HAMILTON LEITHAUSER, NICK STUMPF, JOSH WISE & MATT IWANUSA)
7. IF I WERE A TIGER (FEAT MILAN MCALEVEY & NINA DONGHIA)
8. COSTA RICA
9. HEY SISTER  (FEAT KAT EDMONSON)
10. IT'S A DREAM

Sing To Me feat. Karen O

Joanna Newsom - Autumn

Running

Is This All There Is - The Doneofits - (rough mix)

Joanna Newsom (and the Ys Street Band) - Colleen

Joanna Newsom- Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes

Joanna Newsom- Time, As A Symptom (Live in Boise 2016-04-01)

04. Ani DiFranco - Soft Shoulder

Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch - Lua

Shameless--Ani Difranco

I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you.

Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches

08 - Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life

So this song is from "The New Moon" soundtrack and even though I did not enjoy the first film ...I'm giving the second one a shot based on the music alone :)

08-Bon Iver & St. Vincent – Roslyn

Album címe: Have one on me (2010)

Az 1982-es születésű kaliforniai Joanna Newsom zenészcsaládban, hárfán és zongorán nevelkedett dalszerző-énekesnő. Nemcsak az utóbbi idők – mondjuk az elmúlt évtized – egyik legkülönlegesebb jelensége a könnyűzene világában, hanem mindenféle kitétel nélkül is nyugodtan mondhatjuk: korok és műfajok felett állva egyike a legegyedibb, leghatásosabb előadóknak. Harmadik albumán (ami stílszerűen tripla lemez) a korábbiaknál szellősebb, hagyományosabb struktúrákhoz közelítő szerzemények találhatók, bár a történetfolyatást ezúttal sem váltotta fel egyetlen megszokott verze-refrén-verze típusú megoldás sem. Zenéjének vezető hangszere a hárfa, amely visszafogott nagyzenekari, billentyűs, vonós, fúvós hangszereléssel kiegészülve visz végig egy-egy motívumot, de kifejezetten popos dalok is akadnak az albumon, melyekben a ritmushangszerek is gyakrabban szerephez jutnak.

The music of 28-year-old Californian Joanna Newsom defies easy categorisation, and it is said that she herself dislikes being identified with any particular style. If pushed, however, the loosely defined labels of avant-garde, folk and indie rock might spring to mind. Newsom’s style is certainly striking and individual, and tends to provoke few neutral responses for precisely this reason. Her performances are sometimes unsettling, sometimes soothing, her voice ranging from a silky smooth tone to a cry of anguish. Newsom fell in love with the harp at the age of four, but as no one was willing to teach her the instrument at such a young age she made an initial detour onto the piano. Eventually taking up the harp from the age of seven, it now features as her main instrument alongside the piano. Besides performing, Newsom writes her own music and songs, which sometimes stretch to as long as 32 minutes; but with a presence that all describe as captivating, the audience is unlikely to become bored for one moment. Conjuring an entirely unique sound from her instrument, Newsom has the power to take an open-minded audience on a genuine musical adventure. Interestingly, she only began singing seriously when she started to perform her own songs, having only played harp or piano in various musical groups prior to going solo. So far Newsom has issued three albums, performing solo and with an orchestra. Her latest album, recorded in near secrecy, stretches to around two hours spread over three discs. 


Joanna Newsom - On A Good Day

Album: Er So
Release Date: Summer 2013

Lyrics:
There's mercy at last
When the skies overcast
And it rains

A furious flood
Heartbeat pounds out its blood
Through my veins

Like an anvil striking 
The core of a spark
Hot cobalt smell in my hair

Best beware!
Best beware

I saw it at last 
When the lightening did flash
On the hill

In that quick light
Were tracks of tears 
Smearing faces in a chill

God fears nothing 
Like I used to fear
And I don't fear anymore

Best beware!
Best beware

Nativity screams
Through the darkest of dreams
To explain

The crowd will sigh
In shock as the wine
Spills and stains

All these years been 
A dog snarling quick
Pulling at the dope like a cross

Best beware!
Best beware

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Indie Folk II

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