Joanna Sternberg - a thread

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This is a great record and just super simply refreshing, and popping up in lots of end of year polls. Thus, a thread, hopefully not a second thread?
Obvious comparisons for me are Daniel Johnston / Jonathan Richman / Judee Sill even? but i'm probably missing others. Didn't hear the first LP but this one is just really comforting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG-Q3GM7YkE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJBbPyS68TE

Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Thursday, 30 November 2023 22:50 (two years ago)

I was gonna say Van Dyke Parks and Randy Newman too but i'm being way too heavy on the dudes here

Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Thursday, 30 November 2023 22:52 (two years ago)

joanna newsom (especially "inflammatory writ") is another obvious comparison. i've enjoyed my listens of this but haven't really been coming back to it much

ufo, Friday, 1 December 2023 01:10 (two years ago)

It’s a very good album. We listened to it a few times on a family road trip and the kids liked it. I like how it combines the naked emotions of Richman/Johnston with a more sophisticated melodic approach. Judee Sill is a good reference point, I wouldn’t have thought of that.

The viewpoint can be tricky; the way she sings can make it come across as naive but it gets emotionally complex.

Cow_Art, Friday, 1 December 2023 01:19 (two years ago)


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