When we showed you guys the cover to Joanna Newsom's Ys, some of y'all debated the image's quality and authenticity. Well we all know the cover was for reals, but what about your thoughts about the…   Read Story »

P4K's got a cool interview with Colin Meloy up today. The Decemberists frontman gives props to Lily Allen, thumbs down to Fergie, and claims album-of-the-year contender The Crane Wife is not a…   Read Story »

Tickets on sale to see the (not-freak) folkie and her massive harp at an early (5PM doors!) and late (doors at 9:30PM) show at Webster on 11/13. Between this, Modest Mouse (11/14-15 at Webster!) and…   Read Story »

This weekend, the New York Times profiled the burgeoning market for rare, often folk, private-press releases, recorded in the '60s and early '70s, and produced "largely in runs of a few hundred…   Read Story »

If you too have heard Ys, what do you think of orchestral Joanna? How does it stack up to Milk-Eyed? Hypothetically, you know, 'cause it's not in stores yet. P.S. It's enchanting, poetic, and…   Read Story »

I've been doing this Stereogum thing for a number of years now. And there are a number of tacit rules that the music blogging community seems to agree upon. Most are pretty obvious (e.g., if a label…   Read Story »

A few minutes from Joanna's "Only Skin," live at McCarren Park last Thursday, can be viewed at YsTube. The album track is seventeen minutes, so consider it a lo-fi teaser. You can download a live…   Read Story »

You probably read that Drag City is releasing Joanna Newsom's Ys on 11/14. It's got only five songs (55 minutes total). It was recorded with Steve Albini, mixed with Jim O?Rourke, and features…   Read Story »

The "indie rock hottie" poll took forever 'cause none of you spell the same way. And then I had to research who was in what band. So that's why I'm listing the ENTIRE tally before revealing who won.…   Read Story »

As usual I was unable to narrow down my favorite releases of the year to just ten. So here are Stereogum's 14 favorite discs of 2004. To make it easier for myself, I arbitrarily disqualified…   Read Story »