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Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) started taking piano lessons at a very early age and played for a couple of years, but switched to the harp at seven. Her approach to the harp, from the percussive aspects of her playing to her chord changes, was also influenced by West African and Venezuelan harp music, which she began studying at a folk music camp she attended in her early teens. At the same time, she also listened to more vocal-based folk, punk, and jazz like Karen Dalton, Texas Gladden, Patti Smith, and Billie Holiday. By the time she reached high-school age, Newsom decided she wanted to become a composer, and while that became the focus of her studies, in her free time she began writing and recording instrumental songs. Eventually, Newsom’s passion for songwriting won out, and she began studying creative writing to work with words in the same way she was accustomed to working with music.
Although Joanna Newsom’s Appalachian-meets-avant-garde take on folk music is her most celebrated work, her range is even more inclusive than her solo career suggests: the classically trained harpist adds a decidedly different, textural sound to Nervous Cop, the noise rock trio that also features Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier and Hella’s Zach Hill, and she also plays keyboards for The Pleased, another San Francisco-area band more akin to Blondie or Television than her other projects.
Although Joanna Newsom’s Appalachian-meets-avant-garde take on folk music is her most celebrated work, her range is even more inclusive than her solo career suggests: the classically trained harpist adds a decidedly different, textural sound to Nervous Cop, the noise rock trio that also features Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier and Hella’s Zach Hill, and she also plays keyboards for The Pleased, another San Francisco-area band more akin to Blondie or Television than her other projects.
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bitchfaced wrote:
so unique. I love her.
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Asaf_S wrote:
can't hear her voice .. gives me a headache
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LegnaYriaf wrote:
Absolutely great! ♥
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zucchin wrote:
disgusting
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suphomies wrote:
she is so gross i hate her i hope she dies
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JeffreeStrauss wrote:
freak. really freaky voice.
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Dudsong wrote:
wait guys wait! she must have been working really hard on her new album because after Ys, she has to come up with a even better one! And this task is absolutely a tough one!
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ping_cosmonaut wrote:
any one know the relase date for the new album ?
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silentshout1 wrote:
So very excited for the new album. Fingers crossed for a UK tour.
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Koremora wrote:
Joanna Awesom [2]
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knoflook wrote:
Joanna Awesome
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LucieAndCo wrote:
Not really hearing any similarities to Dagmar Krause (other than that they're both highly idiosyncratic), but loving both (see last parenthesis). AND OH MY GOODNESS NEW ALBUM YES PLEASE NOW PLEASE YES?
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gallitsdadragon wrote:
In what way is devendra banhart so similar to this? :\
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felipedestroy wrote:
she is hot
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cliquott wrote:
can't wait :D
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aboylikeroger wrote:
"She recently finished work on a new album." <3
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JoleoIzz wrote:
Dagmar Krause much.
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Lotuk wrote:
her voice reminds of julia stone. i like!
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alastair_jack wrote:
amazing!
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Ishora wrote:
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The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane Queensland, Australia
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Opera House, Sydney, Australia
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| 51 attendees
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Jan
20
Joanna Newsom
Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
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| 64 attendees
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