The more eccentric Joanna Newsom does, the greater her success. To the sweet songs from her debut (2004) she still sounded like a cute girl. There was nothing to indicate that the harpist / pianist with the squeaky voice would grow into a stately musician. In the ten years that followed, her songs got longer, more bombastic and more complex. Newsom's lyrics are often inimitable at first hearing,
… also thanks to the whimsical structure of her songs. A large group of listeners is therefore under the spell of the American, including a lot of music journalists. Her fourth album Divers was immediately embraced by the international music press in October 2015. With 11 songs in just 52 minutes, Divers is the singer's shortest album. Thanks to the use of old-fashioned keyboards and synthesizers, it is also the most varied. Nevertheless, Divers is far from accessible. It is best to listen to the album a few times in a row. The artist thinks so too. The last issue of Divers merges perfectly with the first. That way you can get lost forever in her beautiful world. (JE)more
