Joanna NewsomThe Milk-Eyed Mender
- Running length
- 12 tracks
- Running time
- 51:59
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Bridges and Balloons | 3:40 | 165,663 | |||
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Sprout and the Bean | 4:31 | 198,329 | ||
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The Book of Right-On | 4:28 | 23 | ||
| 4 | Inflammatory Writ | 2:52 | 123,669 | |||
| 4 | Sadie | 6:00 | 133,410 | |||
| 5 | Cassiopeia | 3:19 | 121,044 | |||
| 6 | En Gallop | 5:06 | 37,008 | |||
| 6 | This Side of the Blue | 5:19 | 139,264 | |||
| 7 | Peach, Plum, Pear | 3:35 | 165,639 | |||
| 8 | Swansea | 5:06 | 117,917 | |||
| 9 | Three Little Babes | 3:42 | 107,443 | |||
| 10 | Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie | 4:21 | 119,342 |
About this album
Joanna Newsom wrote all the songs on the album except for “Three Little Babes”, a traditional Appalachian song. According to the liner notes, Joanna plays “a Lyon & Healy style 15 harp, a wurlitzer electric piano, a harpsichord, and piano.”
A bandmate in San Francisco band The Pleased, Noah Georgeson, produced and recorded the album, as well as contributing guitar to two tracks and backing vocals to one. Cover art embroidery is by Emily Prince and photographs are by Alissa Anderson. Newsom thanks former touring partners Will Oldham, Devendra Banhart, and Vetiver, along with many others.
In 2009, Pitchfork named The Milk-Eyed Mender the 47th greatest album of the decade. The website also named “Peach, Plum, Pear” the 197th Greatest Song of the 2000s and “Sprout & The Bean” the 229th.
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SillyKateFace
I wish she could've made just one more album like this. The music's so unique and her voice is so damn cute. I like her more classic style, but not nearly as much. Sigh... <3
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Tron1276
Still/always pretty much stunning.
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ElectroPeter
her voice is very similar to the very first studio album of Björk
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traytray89
There's a certain youthful vigor and playfulness about this album that you don't find as much on her later stuff. It's so easily overlooked in the shadow of behemoths like Ys and Have One On Me, but undoubtedly among her best songwriting.
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lecadeau
I adore this album.
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Overbest
Her best work. Ever. So pure, so youth and innocent... Surrealistic melodies and writing skills.
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Pseudo-Bread
One of my best finds from a charity shop, no idea why someone would want to get rid of though. Her voice is so powerful, I love it.
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solhess
"The Milk-EYed Mender" @ CultureWok: http://www.culturewok.com/lewokentravaux/music/object/41287
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Mayavada
Seven years later, I still get chills when i listen. Favorite album ever.
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Some_Stay_Dry
maaann when first heard this chick i wus like wut kind of lil kid singing shit is dis? but then dat "Book of Right-on" joint came on and I was like wuuuuuuuttt? you for real Joanna? dis gurl on point ya'll. dat milk-eyed minder joint rock ya'l
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BurningFortress
Peach Plum Pear <3
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eroock
What's a milk-eyed mender for a person?
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ax-ax
the voice is more monotone than on ys which is more monotone than on have one on me which isn't a bad thing because ys is awesom newsome and this also, yes?
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freiitag
Intimate and beautiful. Probably my favourite album by Joanna.
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adamzZz
A great album, even greater when listened while a late afternoon nap
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preusche
stunning.
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benzlwenzl
This was the very first Joanna song I heard. It's now in my top ten of all-time. She's a revelation.
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sarcasmagasm2
"This Side of the Blue" Gives me goosebumps
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chacun-son-tour
It may sound like she's catterwalling (or is it catterwailing?), but she does it oh so beautifully. Her eerie childlike voice pierces you to the bones and causes you to shiver with joy.
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ellisevsf
v It was obviously an expression of how much he loves the album, jeezo.
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