Joanna Newsom SwanSea Live

chrismail Says:

Feb 4, 2009 - i think her voice has matured... not that she has changed it because of "rules". Why would she care??

SrNetsWalker Says:

Feb 5, 2009 - I don't know why! but some articles I have read she seems not to be so sure about the authenticity and nice of her voice specially in the strong free projetion... In the last music interventions by internet I have seen she sings lower and flatter like trying to control the peaks, so being 'softer'... in this way her freedom becomes breaked and for me it's a pity, independently of her voice maturing... And I only hope that this words become erroneous : (

gluntford Says:

Mar 14, 2009 - i think she's just changing her voice because it is also "interesting". she'll do whatever she feels like doing; i severely doubt that she would do ANYTHING to appease the media... if she changes her voice it's because she feels that it suits the music she's writing at the moment, and whatever she does, it's right for the music. give her her artistic license for christ's sake.

SrNetsWalker Says:

Mar 15, 2009 - ... of corse, always giving the license independently of the own feelings : ) ... I was little dubting about she could lose her 'authenticity'... but nowadays she is going on so fine anyway... and in any case she is artisticaly unic and more I hear more I 'take landing' in this 'evolution' (so nice in 'Ca' t yowes').Best wishesRegards 'Gluntford'

russianvillageboy Says:

Mar 22, 2009 - I don't like Sadie, but i love Swansea.

WeMustBeStopped Says:

Apr 12, 2009 - Man, I hate to sound like an asshole, but flexing your English vocabulary in type has really failed miserably...you would express whatever it is you're trying to convey much better if you simplified the words you used and concentrated on conversational usage of those simpler words. I think I agree with you, though, that her voice on more recent recordings has become less raw and more conventional. No less unique, though.

SrNetsWalker Says:

Apr 12, 2009 - Jajaj... english is not my lenguaje... sorry for 'flexing' your neurons... In any case I don't want to 'simplify' my words... simple words and set phrases are the McDonald's of lenguaje, people talk always the same way, the same expresions, like serial burgers... but sincerly thank you for your propousal I understand your positive consideration... and sorry for my writting misitakes... 'No less unique'... also agree (shorter, simple... and certain : )

MarsVoltaKA Says:

Apr 16, 2009 - Love her

PrisonersofWoW Says:

Jul 8, 2009 - Enough of the keyboard rough... Are U listening to Joanna play? Don`t make me bring out da Bad gramma

giggles1509 Says:

Jul 11, 2009 - Omfquash my Frend has this sonq Nd it isnt his style 'WT'heck

xnophloglas Says:

Jul 13, 2009 - She is awesome.

Kenshinhiri Says:

Sep 1, 2009 - I demand a duet. Andy Mckee and Joanna Newsom.

nblumer Says:

Sep 5, 2009 - Are there harpists that can explain 3:45 - 4:00. That was quite the finger shifting move.

glassblowfaerie Says:

Oct 20, 2009 - In reference to nblumber, the finger shifting at the end of the song was just the same pattern of chords ascending, and she played them quickly. The grating sound was caused by the really rapid pedal changes, so the sound may have seemed even more complex because she was changing the accidentals of some notes as she played the chords.

thewhaleking92 Says:

Feb 20, 2010 - there's not much to explain, it's all a matter of her fantastic rhythmic ability and finger dexterity.

deannalynn127 Says:

Apr 5, 2010 - she's adorable!!!i'm so glad i saw her at music now!!

nblumer Says:

May 23, 2010 - - thnx for that!

tehmarzvotla Says:

Sep 12, 2010 - Fucking incredible harmony and shape and I don't even know.

Faucht Says:

Oct 27, 2010 - Oh man! I always think the same thing at the percussive part of this song.

MaryJoMcCormic Says:

Jan 1, 2011 - she's just like from another world! so totally different and amazing!

dmyrkur Says:

Apr 10, 2011 - i think it has something to do with the pedals... im not a harpist, but pedals in harp changes one note to flat, sharp or natural,.. perhaps she pressed the wrong pedal or did it at the wrong time...

nblumer Says:

Apr 12, 2011 - Thnx, an earlier comment also mentions it was due to a pedal movement misstep. I'm going to be very forgiving considering she has to concentrate on complex finger moverments in harmony with carefully timed pedal movements to shift notes along with very thoughtful complex lyrics that have multiple verses. Along with a beautiful melody ....hmm.. Is this not slightly worthy of worship or is this what we should expect from musicians?