It's not the "long formed" quality of Joanna Newsom's work that annoys me, it's her quirky, impish style...she's Bjork with a harp.
( To self: Oh I hope that this quoting works right, or else I'll feel like a doofus)
Here's what's funny is that I wasn't quite sure who this Joanna Newsom was, but reading this description, it reminded me of this lady I sometimes here on the New Afternoon Show on that NYU station, and I thought, I wonder if it's that same lady, because it sure does sound like it, and, sure enough, I listened to some song samples, and in two seconds I was validated!
Thanks Jane.
And for the record, I always felt like I should like this up-til-now-personally-unnamed Joanna Newsom because i really like Mia Doi Todd, but felt kind of like this was some kind of romper room music, or perhaps a Pan loving Polyphonic Spree heresy, or Animal Collective protege, and just never liked it much.
So, there it is. I'm no punk-fighter, (although I like lots of what Tom plays) and could be more than happy listening to Achtung Baby and both Baby Dayliner's and DB's Heroes (just that one song) for the rest of my life.
But this lady reminds me of something that I don't like, like perhaps gorging oneself on candy canes for a week, puking, and then rolling around in it with a smile stapled to your face.
grimlock out
