Ys - Joanna Newsom > Reviews > Beautiful, enchanting, dreamy

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	A couple of weak links
How does it rate alongside the competition	Outstanding
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	Beautiful sounds, beautiful lyrics and a much needed rest from over - produced pop music
Disadvantages:	Newsom's voice may not be appealing to all listeners

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This is a truely beautiful album and shows Newsom's musical advancement from her earlier albums.

Throughout this album, Newsom plays her harp brilliantly, providing a beautiful, melodic background to her sometimes haunting voice. This CD only contains five tracks but each one is quite long and beautiful in its own way.

Joanna Newsom's voice and style may not be appealing to some people, however this album has seen great advancement in the control she has over her voice, making her sound, on one hand more commercial, on the other softer and more easy-listening.

The poetry in these songs is both heart-warming and touching and her skill as a harpist is undeniable.

Joanna Newsom truely provides a sound which had previously been unavilable in popular music. Haunting, touching and sometimes childlike in her voice, Newsom has been criticised for her youthful voice, although in my opinion this adds to her charm and makes her sound more appealing as in some way it appears more honest.

Ys is an outstanding album as it is rare to hear such innocence and intelligence so beautifully entwined in popular culture.

Worth a listen!