New Joanna Newsom - "Good Intentions Paving Company"
So far people have been focusing more on Joanna Newsom's press photos and album art than her sounds. Two songs into the three-disc Have One On Me we've gone from "'81"'s plaintive, pastoral (and quite beautiful) Garden Of Eden to the upbeat, piano-pulsed, jazzy (and sorta Peanuts) "Good Intentions Paving Company," which should hopefully shift the discussion. You can listen to "Good Intentions..." at dragcity.com. As far as conversational starters: After you listen, maybe ponder your stance on...
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So far people have been focusing more on Joanna Newsom's press photos and album art than her sounds. Two songs into the three-disc Have One On Me we've gone from "'81"... more info
DrownedInSound — So, you remember last week when those details about Joanna Newsom's new album, Have One On Me 'dropped'? Yeah. Good news and all that, but wasn't the album art a bit...du... more info
Pitchfork - Forkcast — The new Joanna Newsom record, Have One on Me, is just around the corner. The triple album will be seeing its Drag City release February 23, and in advance of that, the la... more info