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joanna newsom – good intentions paving company

California native Joanna Newsom may quite possibly be the most polarizing musician in the world of indie rock. People either want to bear her children or they think she’s the worst thing since non-sliced bread. I have to admit that I have typically fallen into the latter of those two groups. I hadn’t really heard a ton of her stuff, but I just couldn’t get into the couple of songs I heard from her Ys album a few years ago. Her new TRIPLE(!!) LP (yes, triple!) “Have One on Me” was released to the masses yesterday, and if the other songs are anything like this one, I may have to reevaluate my opinions.

I think the first Newsom track I ever heard was “Monkey and Bear”, and I just couldn’t get into what I thought sounded like a children’s book in music form. I do not deny her talent as a musician, but she’s just not my cup of tea. But today’s song “Good Intentions Paving Company” was like a breath of fresh air when compared to my past memories of Newsom. This song sounds so much more mature, and more importantly, a lot more soulful. Even Newsom’s unique voice, which the haters hate on, just seems to work spot on this time. I’m not ready to say that I’m a Joanna Newsom fluffer, but if she’s got other stuff out there like this that I don’t know about, I’m more than willing to give her another shot.

Joanna Newsom – Good Intentions Paving Company

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