Joanna Newsom (was born on January, 18th, 1982) has received classical music education in Mills College in California. To write down disks (self-releases) has begun still the student, and on eyes to records-professionals has got after tours with Will Oldhemom, that is with Bonnie «Prince» Billy. After release of debut studio plate The Milk-Eyed Mender of Joanna acted with Devendroj Banhart and its band Vetiver (having taken part in record of the album with the same name); as the sessional musician worked with Vashti Banjan, Scott Indrishekom, in project Nervous Cop, with groups Golden Shoulders, The Pleased ...

The stories which Joanna tells on album Ys , don't limit itself in time - to us on pleasure (indi-critics worldwide welcomed an album standing!), to the mass listener on nerves. According to the singer, the name choice was indirectly affected by acts of nature in New Orleans and Indonesia: Ys, according to a legend, cheerful, noisy small town which has been flooded for libertinism and idleness of its inhabitants.
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