Joanna Newsom Tours in Support of New Album

Joanna Newsom, whose new album Ys is set for release November 14, kicked off a North American tour Saturday night in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ys, which contains only five songs and still manages to clock in at fifty-five minutes, features a dreamy collaboration between Newsom’s voice and harp and a full orchestra featuring instruments as diverse as dulcimer, marimba, accordion, and even horse’s skull (used as a percussion instrument). Newsom, whose avant-guard take on folk music has earned her a devoted following, teamed up with the likes Van Dyke Parks, Grant Geisseman, Steve Albini and Jim O’Rourke on the new album, which was mastered at the legendary Abbey Road. A complete list of tour dates appear below.

November:
4—Salt Lake City, UT
5—Denver, Co
6—Omaha, NE
7—St. Louis, MO
8—Chicago, IL
9—Columbus, OH
10—Cleveland, OH
13—New York, NY
14—Somerville, MA
15—New Haven, CT
16—Philadelphia,PA
17—Washington, D.C.
18—Greensboro, NC
19—Atlanta, GA
20—Nashville, TN
21—Knoxville, TN
22—Asheville, NC
24—Louisville, KY
25—Birmingham, AL
29—Malibu, CA
30—Los Angeles, CA

December:
1—Santa Cruz, CA
3—Portland, OR
4—Seattle, WA
5—Vancouver, BC
8—Minneapolis, MN
11—Norman, OK
12—Houston, TX
13—Austin, TX
14—Marfa, TX
19—San Francisco, CA
20—San Francisco, Ca

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