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The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Bridges and Balloons 3:40 160,260
2 Sprout and the Bean 4:31 190,579
3 The Book of Right-On 4:28 181,057
4 Inflammatory Writ 2:52 119,638
4 Sadie 6:00 129,160
5 Cassiopeia 3:19 117,246
6 En Gallop 5:06 36,176
6 This Side of the Blue 5:19 135,063
7 Peach, Plum, Pear 3:35 159,678
8 Swansea 5:06 114,048
9 Three Little Babes 3:42 103,948
10 Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie 4:21 115,158
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About this album

Released: 23 Mar 2004 12 tracks (51:59)
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on March 23 2004 on the Drag City label.

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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  • 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.

    yesterday morning

  • lecadeau

    I adore this album.

    last month

  • Overbest

    Her best work. Ever. So pure, so youth and innocent... Surrealistic melodies and writing skills.

    March 2012

  • 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.

    January 2012

  • solhess

    "The Milk-EYed Mender" @ CultureWok: http://www.culturewok.com/lewokentravaux/music/object/41287

    August 2011

  • Mayavada

    Seven years later, I still get chills when i listen. Favorite album ever.

    May 2011

  • 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

    February 2011

  • BurningFortress

    Peach Plum Pear <3

    January 2011

  • eroock

    What's a milk-eyed mender for a person?

    December 2010

  • 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?

    November 2010

  • freiitag

    Intimate and beautiful. Probably my favourite album by Joanna.

    October 2010

  • adamzZz

    A great album, even greater when listened while a late afternoon nap

    July 2010

  • preusche

    stunning.

    July 2010

  • benzlwenzl

    This was the very first Joanna song I heard. It's now in my top ten of all-time. She's a revelation.

    July 2010

  • sarcasmagasm2

    "This Side of the Blue" Gives me goosebumps

    May 2010

  • 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.

    April 2010

  • ellisevsf

    v It was obviously an expression of how much he loves the album, jeezo.

    March 2010

  • adamzZz

    who cares how much plays do you have?

    February 2010

  • Confessions87

    1315 plays in your library.

    February 2010

  • citizenconnect

    some kind of beautiful pixie/human hybrid, floating from forest to field with a flutter, pushed up by the wind of an old blind man blowing a breeze from the top of a hill and down down down

    February 2010
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