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Tracklist
- 1Bridges and Balloons3:43
- 2Sprout and the Bean4:33
- 3The Book of Right‐On4:30
- 4Sadie6:02
- 5Inflammatory Writ2:51
- 6This Side of the Blue5:21
- 7“En Gallop”5:08
- 8Cassiopeia3:20
- 9Peach, Plum, Pear3:34
- 10Swansea5:06
- 11Three Little Babes3:43
- 12Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie4:21
Reviews
Rated 10/10
A debut gem among debut gems. This is probably her most comprehensible album, the lyrics sung more clearly, though the subject matter is as inscrutable as any Newsom album, with messages both hidden and clear like the constellations.
Rated 6/10
A few big aspects clash on this one. The first one is her voice, which I found to be not my forte but definitely moments where it becomes bearable, but mostly dwells in the category of being too much like pudding and the second is the mellow, minimalist instrumental consisting of nothing more than guitar, harp and piano play. Joanna's ability to weave a story in just a few lines of poetic text is also a very good addition, but my god, if her voice pitch was just a few notes lower, the album would've been amazing.
As it stands, it's between a 2.5 and a 3 star rating, but I'll lean toward a lower 3 star rating because even if her voice has the tendency of being a bore, it still has its moments that make me want to return to this one sometime in the future.