Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band is an EP by Joanna Newsom, first released on April 9, 2007, via Drag City.
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | April 9, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, Progressive folk | |||
| Length | 24:06 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Harmonium | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10[3] |
| Stylus | C[4] |
| Twisted Ear | [5] |
The EP was recorded and mixed over three days at The Plant Studios after Joanna had cancelled three consecutive shows due to a lost voice at the end of her seven-week-long U.S. tour. It contains one previously unreleased song, "Colleen", and new arrangements of two previously released songs; "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" from Milk-Eyed Mender and Walnut Whales and "Cosmia" from Ys.
The album title is a pun on the E Street Band, a musical group famous for backing up Bruce Springsteen.
The cover is a photograph by William Eggleston.
Track listing
edit- "Colleen" – 6:41
- "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" (New arrangement) – 4:02
- "Cosmia" (New arrangement) – 13:23
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak Position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 47 |
| Danish Album Chart | 7[citation needed] |
| UK Singles Chart | 135[8] |
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Harmonium review". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ "Stylus review". Archived from the original on May 27, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
- ^ Twisted Ear review
- ^ "Joanna Newsom Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Joanna Newsom Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Zobbel (January 25, 2008). "Chart Log UK 2007". Zobbel. Retrieved October 15, 2008.