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Have One On Me (Album) by Joanna Newsom

Artist Biography For Joanna Newsom

Joanna Caroline Newsom Is An American Singer Songwriter Musician And Actress. Born And Raised In Northern California Newsom Was Classically Trained On The Harp In Her Youth And Began Her Musical Career As A Keyboardist In The San Francisco-Based Indie Band The Pleased. After Recording And Self-Releasing Two EPs In 2002 Newsom Was Signed To The Independent Label Drag City. Her Debut Album The Milk-Eyed Mender Was Released In 2004 To Critical Acclaim And Garnered Newsom An Underground Following. She Would Receive Wider Exposure With The Release Of Ys 2006 Which Charted At Number 134 On The Billboard 200. She Released Two Further Albums Have One On Me 2010 And Divers 2015 The Latter Of Which Outsold All Of Her Previous Albums. Newsom Has Been Noted By Critics For Her Unique Musical Style Sometimes Characterized As Psychedelic Folk And For Her Prominent Use Of Harp Instrumentation. She Has Also Appeared As An Actress With Roles In The Television Series Portlandia And In The 2014 Film Inherent Vice.

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Have One On Me Is The Third Studio Album By American Singer-Songwriter Joanna Newsom Released On February 23 2010 Via Drag City As The Official Follow Up To The Harpirst's Highly Acclaimed Second Studio Release 2006's Ys. It Is A Triple Album Produced By Herself And Mixed By Long-Time Collaborators Jim O'Rourke And Noah Georgeson With The Accompanying Arrangements By Ryan Francesconi. Have One On Me Is Considered To Be Newsom's Most Accessible Release And Finds Her Exploring New Sounds Such As The Inclusion Of Instruments Like Tambura And Kaval And The Further Development Of Other Elements Of Her Sound — The Harpsichord Electric Guitar And A Progression In The Orchestral Accompaniment. She Also Flirts With Genres Such As Jazz And Blues In Some Tracks While Adding Drums In Others. Many Of The Songs Are Also Reminiscent Of Her Previous Releases And Show A Natural Progression. The Lyrics Have Been Described As More Straightforward Than Those Of Ys Though Still Cryptic. The Album Is Also Her First Since The Milk-Eyed Mender To Include Tracks Played On The Piano Instead Of The Harp. Because Of Health Problems And Natural Reasons By The Time Of The Recording Sessions Newsom's Voice Had Changed In Comparison To Previous Works.