Song of the day - 15: Joanna Newsom

There was always only one song that could feature in today's Song Of The Day, after I received Joanna Newsom's new triple album in the post yesterday from the ever-wonderful Spunk Records.

Joanna Newsom live @ The Tivoli

Joanna Newsom played a few weeks back in Brisbane.

On occasion, she bordered on the magical: her voice slightly more reminiscent of Kate Bush then I've recall it being before: the song about the daddy long-legs being particularly charming and lengthy (I might have dreamed the subject matter): the drummer in particular bringing his instrument alive through simple use of elegance and silence, the way most drummers are entirely unable to do: the new songs (and the evening was stuffed full of them) boding well for her forthcoming TRIPLE album. I stayed the length, and that's rare.