Ys (album)

Ys
Ys
Studio album by Joanna Newsom
Released	November 14, 2006
Recorded	December 2005 – June 2006
Studio	The Village Recording Studio and Entoorage Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Progressive folk; indie folk; baroque pop; avant-pop; indie rock;
Length	55:38
Label	Drag City
Producer	Joanna Newsom; Van Dyke Parks;
Joanna Newsom chronology

Ys (/ˈiːs/ EESS) is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released by Drag City on November 14, 2006. It was produced by Newsom and Van Dyke Parks, recorded by Steve Albini and mixed by Jim O'Rourke, with orchestral arrangements by Van Dyke Parks. It features guest vocals from Bill Callahan and Emily Newsom. The vocals and harp were recorded at the Village Recording Studio in Los Angeles in December 2005, with the orchestration recorded between May and June 2006 at the Entourage Studios in Los Angeles.^[6]

The album consists of five tracks with song durations ranging from 7 to 17 minutes that deal with events and people important in Newsom's life, including the sudden death of her best friend, a continuing illness and a tumultuous relationship.^[7] The album is named after the mythical Breton city of Ys.^[7]

Ys received acclaim. It was Newsom's first album to chart in the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number 134. Ys also charted in the United Kingdom, France, Norway and Ireland. It has featured on several music publications' lists of the greatest albums.

^ Paul Hegarty; Martin Halliwell (December 2, 2021). Beyond and Before, Updated and Expanded Edition: Progressive Rock Across Time and Genre. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 9781501370830.
^ "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums of All Time". Paste. May 20, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference Uncut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Comingore, Aly (May 17, 2010). "Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2023. But her follow-up, Ys, still feels shocking: Arguably the most artistically ambitious indie rock enterprise of the decade...
^ Ys (liner notes). Joanna Newsom. Drag City. 2006. DC303CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b Davis, Erik (December 23, 2006). "Arthur Magazine Feature on Joanna Newsom". Arthur. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

[1] Paul Hegarty; Martin Halliwell (December 2, 2021). Beyond and Before, Updated and Expanded Edition: Progressive Rock Across Time and Genre. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 9781501370830.

[2] "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums of All Time". Paste. May 20, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

[Uncut-3] Cite error: The named reference Uncut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Comingore, Aly (May 17, 2010). "Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[Pitchfork_Staff_2009-5] Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2023. But her follow-up, Ys, still feels shocking: Arguably the most artistically ambitious indie rock enterprise of the decade...

[6] Ys (liner notes). Joanna Newsom. Drag City. 2006. DC303CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Arthur-7] Davis, Erik (December 23, 2006). "Arthur Magazine Feature on Joanna Newsom". Arthur. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

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