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The Bawd Of Euphony
Reviewed 2004-04-19
Reviewed 2004-04-19
Joanna Newsom - Milk-Eyed Men (Drag City)
Uniquely voiced harp strumming oddity from San Francisco, Joanna Newsom creates beautiful avant-folk-esque songs. Her voices is strange and beautiful, imagine the innocence of Bjork melded with the maturity of Billy Holiday. Her harp playing is unlike anything IÍve ever heard. Songs are very minimal in instrumentation but with that each song still seems fresh and different from the previous. PLAY THIS!
<ETH>tHE bAWD oF eUPHONy
**1 (3:42) -Mid Swing, harp and voice, beautiful!
**2 (4:21) -Slow Ballad, Sad and beautiful. My Fav track!
**3 (4:00) -Mid Ballad, more minimal, great layering of melodies
*4 (6:00) - More upbeat but still odd. Cool!
5 (2:00) - Piano arrangment. Feels traditional.
**6 (5:12) - Slow & Deep, minimal with beautiful lap steel guitar & organ. Very Haunting!
**7 (5:03) - Mid Tempo, great harp work, sounds like an ancient Chinese instrument
*8 (3:00) -More energetic but still dreamy
9 (3:30) - Harpsichord w/ cool vox
**10 (5:00)- Deep ballad, Gorgous!
*11 (3:40) -Paino song with distant vocals
*12 (4:17) - Slow and warm, Amazing Grace-like!
Uniquely voiced harp strumming oddity from San Francisco, Joanna Newsom creates beautiful avant-folk-esque songs. Her voices is strange and beautiful, imagine the innocence of Bjork melded with the maturity of Billy Holiday. Her harp playing is unlike anything IÍve ever heard. Songs are very minimal in instrumentation but with that each song still seems fresh and different from the previous. PLAY THIS!
<ETH>tHE bAWD oF eUPHONy
**1 (3:42) -Mid Swing, harp and voice, beautiful!
**2 (4:21) -Slow Ballad, Sad and beautiful. My Fav track!
**3 (4:00) -Mid Ballad, more minimal, great layering of melodies
*4 (6:00) - More upbeat but still odd. Cool!
5 (2:00) - Piano arrangment. Feels traditional.
**6 (5:12) - Slow & Deep, minimal with beautiful lap steel guitar & organ. Very Haunting!
**7 (5:03) - Mid Tempo, great harp work, sounds like an ancient Chinese instrument
*8 (3:00) -More energetic but still dreamy
9 (3:30) - Harpsichord w/ cool vox
**10 (5:00)- Deep ballad, Gorgous!
*11 (3:40) -Paino song with distant vocals
*12 (4:17) - Slow and warm, Amazing Grace-like!
Recent airplay
Swansea
funhouse — May 11, 2022
"En Gallop"
Femme Fatale (rebroadcast from Mar 5, 2014) — Apr 13, 2022
Sadie
Femme Fatale (rebroadcast from Mar 12, 2014) — Mar 17, 2022
Sprout and the Bean
Funhouse — Jan 31, 2022
This Side of the Blue
regular school — Nov 26, 2018
This Side of the Blue
regular school / summer skool — Aug 28, 2018
Charting
2004-04-26 — 2004-06-28
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 20 | 4 |
| Jun 13 | 4 |
| Jun 6 | 8 |
| May 30 | 6 |
| May 23 | 3 |
| May 16 | 5 |
| May 9 | 6 |
| May 2 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Bridges and Balloons | ||
| 2. | Sprout and the Bean | ||
| 3. | The Book of Right-On | ||
| 4. | Sadie | ||
| 5. | Inflammatory Writ | ||
| 6. | This Side of the Blue | ||
| 7. | "En Gallop" | ||
| 8. | Cassiopeia | ||
| 9. | Peach, Plum, Pear | ||
| 10. | Swansea | ||
| 11. | Three Little Babes | ||
| 12. | Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie |