The longest song on Newsom's second album, it had a complicated creation. Incorporating different bits of songs and the whole of a song only played live named 'Be A Woman', the song took the longest to write of all of them. Newsom talked about its creation; "The evolution of the song took a long time. I knew from very early on in its life that I wanted it to be a very long song, that it would be vulgar to make it short. But it took me a long time to finish it. I worked sectionally, I guess - I knew where each section was supposed to go, I knew the story I wante… read more
The longest song on Newsom's second album, it had a complicated creation. Incorporating different bits of songs and the whole of a song only pla… read more
The longest song on Newsom's second album, it had a complicated creation. Incorporating different bits of songs and the whole of a song only played live named 'Be A Woman'… read more
Joanna Caroline Newsom is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francisco-based indie band The Pleased. After recording and self-releasing two EPs in 2002, Newsom was signed to the independent label Drag City. Her debut album, The Milk-Eyed Mender, was released in 2004 to critical acclaim and garnered Newsom an underground following. She would receive wider exposure with the release of Ys (2006), which charted at num… read more
Joanna Caroline Newsom is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her… read more
Joanna Caroline Newsom is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Fr… read more