Friday, February 26, 2010

Joanna Newsom - HAVE ONE ON ME

I didn't really get into her last album -Ys. I listened to it several times and there are without a doubt moments of natural beauty spread all over that record, I just never found myself feeling compelled to go back and listen to it. I also felt very little connection with the lyrics or maybe I just never gave them a chance due to the lack of affection for the music. Have One On Me however, sucked me in quick and has me spending a good part of my day at work helplessly craving the moment I am back at home with my headphones on, digging through a record that demands time but doesn't require you to have it all at once... It's huge and it's also very much a headphone album. Much like Person Pitch, its light shines brightest the closer you are to it.. And where Ys's lyrics felt so illusive, here, while still being extremely complex I get the sense that there's a real person hiding in there somewhere.

"Good Intentions Paving Co."

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