Glorious excess is songwriter Joanna Newsom's specialty. Her main instruments, after all, are the harp and her fluttery, soulful squeak. Spread here over three discs, her rapturous declarations of devotion are audacious, emotionally bruising and bracingly beautiful.
The Short List of Things to Do
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