{albums}
x Ys
x The Milk-Eyed Mender
x Yarn and Glue
x Walnut Whales


{singles & EP's}
x Sprout and the Bean
x Joanna Newsom & the Ys Street Band


{other}
x The Pleased - One Piece From The Middle
x The Pleased - Don't Make Things
x Nervous Cop - Nervous Cop
x Smog - A River Ain't Too Much to Love
x Vetiver - Vetiver
x Golden Shoulders - Let My Burden Be
x Devendra Banhart - The Golden Apples of the Sun
x Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering

 

Title: Ys
Format: 2xLP/CD
Label: Drag City
Cat/No: DC303
Release: 14 November 2006

01. Emily
 (12:07)
02. Monkey & Bear
(09:29)
03. Sawdust & Diamonds
(09:54)
04. Only Skin
(16:53)
05. Cosmia
 (07:17)

x notes
The album's name (pronounced "ees"), is a reference to a mythical city.
Despite only having 5 songs, the full album length is nearly an hour long.

x credits
Recorded with Steve Albini, mixed with Jim O’Rourke, orchestral arrangementsby Van Dyke Parks. Mastered at Abby Road.
 
Title: The Milk-Eyed Mender
Format: LP/CD
Label: Drag City
Cat/No: DC263
Release: 23 march 2004

01. Bridges And Balloons
 (03:42)
02. Sprout and the Bean
 (04:32)
03. The Book of Right-On
 (04.29)
04. Sadie
 (06:02)
05. Inflammatory Writ
(02:50)
06. This Side of the Blue
 (05:21)
07. "En Gallop"
 (05:07)
08. Cassiopeia
 (03:20)
09. Peach, Plum, Pear
(03:33)
10. Swansea
 (05:05)
11. Three Little Babes (03:42)
12. Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
 (04:21)

x notes
Studio versions of songs previously found on self-released EP's "Yarn & Glue" and "Walnut Whales".
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x credits
Joanna Newsom: vocals, vocals, harp, piano, Wurlitzer, harpsichord.
Noah Georgeson: guitar, background vocals.
Produced by Noah Georgeson.

x You can buy this release through her label.
 
Title: Sprout and the Bean
Format: interactive CD single
Label: Drag City
Cat/No: DC287
Release: 2 november 2004

01. Sprout and the Bean
 (04:42)
02. What We Have Known
 (06:08)
03. Sprout and the Bean video (directed by Terri Timely) (00:00)

x notes
press release: In 2004, the world found a new music to love: Joanna Newsom’s music captures what we’ve all lost — freedom to believe in the power of the imagination. Neither childlike nor completely “adult,” Joanna’s music exists in a space all its own. Other worlds are alive, not in the ether, but inside the mind. In “Sprout and the Bean,” she schools us all. The video takes us on an adventure from class room, with chalk creatures coming to life on the blackboard, to a green valley and a chorus of Joannas magically appearing. “Ask the councilor, ask the king,” Joanna Newsom’s “Sprout and the Bean” is a magical thing. The bonus track is a freshly recorded version of a track once exclusive to “Yarn and Glue,” Joanna’s now-extinct homemade CDR. “What We Have Known” clocks in just over the six minute mark, thus shooting Joanna straight into power ballad territory. Narwhals, nets, and non-returning soldiers set the stage for this epic crowd pleaser. Ms. Newsom, we retreat.

x credits
Noah Georgeson: Producer, Engineer
Joanna Newsom: Harp, Vocals

x You can buy this release through her label.
 
Title: Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band EP
Format: CD
Label: Drag City
Cat/No:?
Release: 24 april 2007

01. Colleen
 (04:36)
02. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie
 (05:17)
03. Cosmia
 (01:55)

x notes Recorded live in a studio in California in the autumn of 2006.
 
Title: Yarn and Glue
Format: CDR
Label: self-released
Cat/No: -
Release: 2003

01. Sprout and the Bean
 (04:36)
02. This Side Of The Blue
 (05:17)
03. Yarn And Glue
 (01:55)
04. What We Have Known
 (06:05)
05. Bridges And Balloons (03:14)
 
Title: Walnut Whales
Format: CDR
Label: self-released
Cat/No: -
Release: 2002

01. Erin
(03:38)
02. Cassiopeia
(04:00)
03. Peach, Plum, Pear (03:27)
04. Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie (03:52)
05. Flying A Kite
(06:34)
06. The Fray (03:22)
07. En Gallop! (06:26)
08. The Book Of Right-On (04:40)

 

BANDS, COLLABORATIONS & COMPILATIONS

Artist: The Pleased
Title: One Piece From The Middle
Format: CD
Label: -
Cat/No: -
Release: 2002



01. One Horse (00:00)
02. Swift Nude (00:00)
03. If You Can Afford It (00:00)
04. No Style (00:00)
05. Another Disaster (00:00)
06. Let Go (00:00)
07. The Conversation (00:00)
08. Intermission (00:00)
09. About Me (00:00)
10. I'm Already Gone (00:00)
11. Orange Peter (00:00)
12. Secret (00:00)
13. R.U. In (00:00)
14. Exit (00:00)

Notes
 Joanna Newsom plays keyboard in this band.
 
Artist: The Pleased
Title: Don't Make Things
Format: CD
Label: Big Wheel Recreation
Cat/No: -
Release: 2003



01. Already Gone
(00:00)
02. We Are the Doctor
(00:00)
03. No Style
(00:00)
04. If You Can Afford It (00:00)
05. Wake Up Instead (00:00)
06. Never Come Home (00:00)
07. I the Province (00:00)
08. About Me (00:00)
09. One Horse (00:00)
10. Another Disaster (00:00)
11. Oh Canada (00:00)
12. Don't Make Things (00:00)
13. Orange Peter (00:00)
14. Orderly Manor (00:00)

notes
 Joanna Newsom plays keyboard in this band.
 
Artist: Nervous Cop
Title: Nervous Cop
Format: CD
Label: 5 Rue Christine
Cat/No: -
Release: 4 november 2003



01. Setting the Bushes on Fire
(00:00)
02. Rice Precipitation (00:00)
03. Nonrum Nonproblem (00:00)
04. Get Wolf Boy and Get in Context (00:00)
05. Ill Pearls (00:00)
06. Frank vs Frank (00:00)
07. Colorchains of Outer Space (00:00)
08. Nuflesh, Old Thirst (00:00)
09. Pow Strikes Pos Implosion (00:00)
10. Hawk Feeds You to Feed Itself (00:00)

credits
 Joanna Newsom: harp
Zach Hill and Greg Saunier: drums
John Dieterich: programming
 
Artist: Smog
Title: A River Ain't Too Much to Love
Format: CD
Label: Drag City
Cat/No: -
Release: 31 may 2005



01. Palimpsest
(00:00)
02. Say Valley Maker (00:00)
03. Well (00:00)
04. Rock Bottom Riser (00:00)
05. I Feel Like the Mother of the World (00:00)
06. In the Pines (00:00)
07. Drinking at the Dam (00:00)
08. I'm New Here (00:00)
09. Let Me See the Colts (00:00)

Notes
 "Rock Bottom Riser" is a song of resurrection, and again, it's a waltz. In the first verse, a nylon-stringed guitar hypnotically plays the changes in plectrum style, as White uses brushes to shift time while underscoring it, making the tune seem to float. The singer speaks with gratitude to the memory of an absent lover. As Joanna Newsom's piano underscores and fills the melody, Callahan's character finds a transformed sense of self in rising from his loss. It's slippery, lilting pace and restrained vocal create a tension that frames the tune's poignancy. The true nod to roots tradition here is also the album's centerpiece.
 
Artist: Vetiver
Title: Vetiver
Format: CD
Label: Dicristina Stair
Cat/No: DC263
Release: 18 may 2004



01. (00:00)
02. Without a Song
(00:00)
03. Farther On
(00:00)
04. Amour Fou
(00:00)
05. Pajaros del Rio
(00:00)
06. Amerilie
(00:00)
07. Arboretum
(00:00)
08. Angels' Share
(00:00)
09. Luna Sea
(00:00)
10. Belles
(00:00)
11. On a Nerve (00:00)

Notes
Track 6 features Joanna Newsom on harp.
 
Artist: Golden Shoulders
Title: Let My Burden Be
Format: CD
Label: Doppler
Cat/No: B00006L3PH
Release: 22 october 2002



01. Do You Know Who You Are?
(00:00)
02. Finding Out (00:00)
03. Bring Me Down (00:00)
04. Spirit of 78' (00:00)
05. Golden Arms (00:00)
06. The Honey, The Power, The Light (00:00)
07. One To Be For (00:00)
08. Genius (00:00)
09. Sympathy (00:00)
10. A Short and Fleeting Thing (00:00)
11. Overhead Underground (00:00)
12. Goodbye Hummingbird (00:00)
13. Time We Took Away (00:00)

Notes
Joanna is credited for vocals & piano. Track 6 is a duet with Adam Kline.
 
Artist: Devendra Banhart
Title: The Golden Apples of the Sun
Format: CD
Label: Bastet
Cat/No: Bastet 0001
Release: 2004



01. Vetiver (& Hope Sandoval) - Angel's Share
from the "Vetiver" LP
02. Joanna Newsom - Bridges and Balloons
from "The Milk-Eyed Mender" LP
03. Six Organs of Admittance - Hazy SF
previously unreleased
04. Viking Moses - Crosses
from "Crosses"
05. Josephine Foster - Little Life
prev. unreleased home recording
06. ESPers - Byss & Abyss
from "ESPers" LP
07. Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands
from the "Rejoicing in the Hands of the Golden Empress" LP
08. Jana Hunter - Farm, CA
prev. unreleased
09. Currituck Co. - The Tropics of Cancer
from "Ghost Man on First"
10. White Magic - Don't Need
from the Drag City EP
11. Iron and Wine - Fever Dream
from "Our Endless Numbered Days" LP
12. Diane Cluck - Heat From Every Corner
from "Macy's Day Bird"
13. Matt Valentine - Mountains of Yaffa
prev. unreleased
14. Entrance - You Must Turn
prev. unreleased home recording
15. Jack Rose - White Mule
from "Red Horse, White Mule"
16. Little Wings - Look at What the Light Did Now
from "Light Green Leaves"
17. Scout Niblett - Wet Road
from "Sweet Heart Fever"
18. Troll - Mexicana
from "Pathless Lord"
19. CocoRosie - Good Friday
from "La Maison de Mon Reve"
20. Antony - The Lake
from "Live at Saint Olaye's With Current 93"
 
Artist: Vashti Bunyan
Title: Lookaftering
Format: CD
Label: FatCat
Cat/No: FATCD38
Release: 17 October 2005

01. Lately
 (00:00)
02. Here Before (00:00)
03. Wayward (00:00)
04. Hidden (00:00)
05. Against The Sky (00:00)
06. Turning Backs (00:00)
07. If I Were (00:00)
08. Same But Different (00:00)
09. Brother (00:00)
10. Feet Of Clay (00:00)
11. Wayward Hum (00:00)

Notes
Joanna appears playing harp on track 5 and 7.