Joanna Newsom

[Solar Fields 4,163]

I didn’t see a thread for God here, forgive me and delete this post if there is one!

 

Joanna Caroline Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francisco–based indie band the Pleased (Wikipedia).

 

Studio Albums:

• The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004)

• Ys (2006)

• Have One on Me (2010)
• Divers (2015)

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Here are a couple songs that might be good entry points for new listeners:

 

 

[May 13,311]

I need to get into her

[domandapiano 12,105]

absolute queen.  I have lyrics from the song Emily tattooed on my forearm. 

[Solar Fields 4,163]

8 hours ago, domandapiano said:

absolute queen.  I have lyrics from the song Emily tattooed on my forearm. 

Which lyrics 

[YUNGATA 14,955]

I'm a huuuge Joanna stan tbh 

Technically not her song but recently been loving her feature in this live performance with Golden Shoulders

 

Also really obsessed with this rough concept demo of Only Skin

 

[bff 2,462]

the queen herself

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[rightofjupiter 16,621]

17 hours ago, Solar Fields said:

 

 

might be my least fav song on the album BUT this album is perfect top to bottom and i would die for it, her opus imo

[the ocean 67,601]

can someone recommend a way to get into her

 

i love my queens björk, tori & kate so naturally i'll probably like her but i don't really know where to start

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4 hours ago, the ocean said:

can someone recommend a way to get into her

 

i love my queens björk, tori & kate so naturally i'll probably like her but i don't really know where to start

I think Have One On Me is the most accessible in terms of the style of music, but it’s also her longest release being a triple LP. If that feels overwhelming for you maybe think of it as 3 smaller releases and try each disc separately? Her most accessible song in my opinion is Good Intentions Paving Company. 

[rightofjupiter 16,621]

4 hours ago, the ocean said:

can someone recommend a way to get into her

 

i love my queens björk, tori & kate so naturally i'll probably like her but i don't really know where to start

 

i'd recommend her most recent, actually (divers)...have one on me might be my favorite but i think divers is in some ways more accessible. Ys is a fan favorite and if lush orchestration and long ass songs are are your thing delivers in spades. if you love tori bjork and kate then YES joanna is just waiting for you to fall in love!

[YUNGATA 14,955]

9 minutes ago, rightofjupiter said:

 

i'd recommend her most recent, actually (divers)...have one on me might be my favorite but i think divers is in some ways more accessible. Ys is a fan favorite and if lush orchestration and long ass songs are are your thing delivers in spades. if you love tori bjork and kate then YES joanna is just waiting for you to fall in love!

I love Divers too but I feel like you get more out of it when you listen to in the context of her earlier releases?

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8 minutes ago, YUNGATA said:

I love Divers too but I feel like you get more out of it when you listen to in the context of her earlier releases?

 

ugh yes absolutely true, so hard to try and rec somewhere to start w JN bc EVERYTHING is just so excellent. partly i guess i feel like divers ties together so much of what came before (particularly Ys sound + HOOM sound) which is a good intro but also yes, the album would sound diff if you came to it knowing her previous projects. don't think we're getting new joanna record this year BUT a girl can dream for 2023?

[the ocean 67,601]

30 minutes ago, YUNGATA said:

I think Have One On Me is the most accessible in terms of the style of music, but it’s also her longest release being a triple LP. If that feels overwhelming for you maybe think of it as 3 smaller releases and try each disc separately? Her most accessible song in my opinion is Good Intentions Paving Company. 

 

21 minutes ago, rightofjupiter said:

 

i'd recommend her most recent, actually (divers)...have one on me might be my favorite but i think divers is in some ways more accessible. Ys is a fan favorite and if lush orchestration and long ass songs are are your thing delivers in spades. if you love tori bjork and kate then YES joanna is just waiting for you to fall in love!

 

11 minutes ago, YUNGATA said:

I love Divers too but I feel like you get more out of it when you listen to in the context of her earlier releases?

 

1 minute ago, rightofjupiter said:

 

ugh yes absolutely true, so hard to try and rec somewhere to start w JN bc EVERYTHING is just so excellent. partly i guess i feel like divers ties together so much of what came before (particularly Ys sound + HOOM sound) which is a good intro but also yes, the album would sound diff if you came to it knowing her previous projects. don't think we're getting new joanna record this year BUT a girl can dream for 2023?

 

i'll probably start with have one on me and then go in release order?

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2 hours ago, rightofjupiter said:

 

ugh yes absolutely true, so hard to try and rec somewhere to start w JN bc EVERYTHING is just so excellent. partly i guess i feel like divers ties together so much of what came before (particularly Ys sound + HOOM sound) which is a good intro but also yes, the album would sound diff if you came to it knowing her previous projects. don't think we're getting new joanna record this year BUT a girl can dream for 2023?

Haha I’m not even hoping for 2023 at this point. Honestly though she could take another 10 years and I would be okay if it meant we get a beautiful album filled with reflections on motherhood 

but yeah there are zero bad Joanna releases, I find my favourites oscillate depending on my mood tbh.

2 hours ago, the ocean said:

 

 

 

 

i'll probably start with have one on me and then go in release order?

 

please come back with your thoughts I love hearing people’s first impressions of Joanna!

[Furor Poeticus 16,359]

Ys is the best album like ever 

[rightofjupiter 16,621]

queen of everything, i wonder if we will get new music this year? i'd even take an announcement for a 2024 release 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlMDYErz8K/

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ATTENTION WE HAVE CONFIRMED SIGNS OF LIFE JOANNA IS ALIVE

 

https://pitchfork.com/news/joanna-newsom-plays-first-show-since-2020-as-fleet-foxes-surprise-opener/

 

Has anyone else listened to the recordings???

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OH MY GOD (she's confirmed she's alive a couple of times recently lol she's sent merch notifications to her bandcamp followers)