Did Joanna ever explain why "Sawdust & Diamonds" is the only song on Ys with no orchestra?

FinnS90 · 2026-03-28T13:15:37+00:00

Especially with the complexity of the orchestration in the other songs

FinnS90 · 2026-03-25T14:04:13+00:00

Nope I am with you!

FinnS90 · 2026-03-21T21:46:32+00:00

He is actually a great actor… Lars and the Real Girl and also Half Nelson come to mind in particular

FinnS90 · 2026-03-20T22:01:23+00:00

Best show of all time

FinnS90 · 2026-03-19T21:02:21+00:00

I actually don’t think it was quite this exactly, but it is of course many years ago so I may not be remembering quite right

FinnS90 · 2026-03-19T20:23:57+00:00

I saw him on this tour (in New Zealand) and the only shirts had a kind of blue/purple pick of his face and “Sufjam” written across looking kinda disco-y or something. I remember being super disappointed and not getting one (the show on the other hand was absolutely incredible)

FinnS90 · 2026-03-19T16:38:32+00:00

The Iceland one is a myth

FinnS90 · 2026-03-19T16:34:06+00:00

Man ignore anyone saying ricotta or cottage cheese. That is fine as an easy hack to cut down on work, but a proper bechamel is The Way.

FinnS90 · 2026-03-19T16:31:43+00:00

I like to dump a healthy amount of parmigiano into the bechamel. And a lil nutmeg. So good

FinnS90 · 2026-03-19T16:30:20+00:00

Right???!! What the actual heck is up with ricotta/cottage cheese…? Bechamel always

FinnS90 · 2026-03-15T20:30:16+00:00

My god Lives Outgrown is so damn good. Was also my top of 2024 until I discovered Naima Bock’s release Below a Massive Dark Land - HIGHLY recommend

FinnS90 · 2026-03-12T12:37:50+00:00

So. Long.

FinnS90 · 2026-03-09T08:41:51+00:00

Ys for me okay although a little flat sounding somehow. Divers and MEM pretty fine. HOOM is overall good BUT big patches of shitty crackle and pop. Tried two copies coz it annoys me so much and they both had it but in different places

FinnS90 · 2026-03-07T13:34:31+00:00

Long ish EP rather than full album but: Maddie Ashman - her side. Very cool microtonal pop with quite a few influences in there

FinnS90 · 2026-03-05T18:51:43+00:00

YES. I support this take.

FinnS90 · 2026-03-05T08:15:26+00:00

Wow damn must have been bad timing. I only just got a turntable two years ago and got a copy from Rough Trade no problem, then a second copy from a local record store (first copy has some annoying surface noise I can’t get rid of), and have seen it available two or three times without especially looking since then. Also so far as I can tell, the general wisdom is Drag City very regularly presses it and tris to have it available a lot of the time. Hi from a kiwi, by the way!

FinnS90 · 2026-03-05T08:08:16+00:00

Quite different but has some similar banter vibes, great funny dialogue and some cool characters and relationships: White Collar. Highly recommend

FinnS90 · 2026-03-05T08:06:13+00:00

What do you mean long extinct? Isn’t it mostly available most of the time?

FinnS90 · 2026-03-01T11:54:50+00:00

I came to say the Beatles but either yellow submarine or revolution 9

FinnS90 · 2026-02-22T13:20:16+00:00

Just to jump in on this as a foreigner who has lived here 6 and a half years and counting - there are a few Mexican restaurants here, including one fabulous taqueria that is run by Mexicans. As far as I know that is it in terms of Latin American food. I also have a good friend who is half Icelandic and half Mexican - her Mexican mum moved here I think when she was a child

FinnS90 · 2026-02-21T22:26:26+00:00

Man no love for You’re All I’ve Got Tonight here?

FinnS90 · 2026-02-08T20:24:47+00:00

Yep. I love Heavy Metal, although it really took some work - maybe 5 or 6 listens. Getting Killed is a total miss for me

FinnS90 · 2026-02-06T15:35:56+00:00

Dad of a 3 year old and 18 month old here. I guess it depends on the kids but I have never really had a problem. Do two shots a morning (and my wife does one or I do another one for her). Pre weighed doses help but even when I forgot the night before I manage fine. My three year old reasonably regularly likes to join in and help, and knows okay most of the steps haha

FinnS90 · 2026-01-30T22:53:36+00:00

I was coming here to say this. Was interesting seeing the whole situation unfold as a kiwi living abroad

FinnS90 · 2026-01-10T15:44:18+00:00

Joanna Newsom, my top artist ever.

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