Drag City are streaming ’81’, just one of the many, many Joanna songs heading our way in the next month. The triple album Have One On Me is released here on February 19th (UK/Europe – 22nd / US – 23rd). More details.
’81’ on the right sidebar on the page. The site is taking a hammering at the moment so it may not load straight away. It reminds me of Ys material but reports and videos suggest it’ll be a mix of the sounds of both her albums.
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Great to see my favorite harpist getting some respect!
Speaking of Newsom, Roan Press’s “Visions of Joanna Newsom” book is now available for pre-ordering: http://www.roanpress.com/ourbooks.html
You can see the blurbs at http://www.roanpress.com/news.html
Many thanks for posting that great track 🙂 I love it!