Ys (2006) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Ys a score of 3.3876 out of 4

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PopMatters

For my money, Newsom has demonstrated more nuance, depth of feeling, and originality than a hundred bedazzling pop divas. Read more about Ys on PopMatters

Stylus Magazine

While Ys is ridiculously overwritten, over-performed and self-contained, her fables always sublimate into the hot fog of real emotions just before they calcify. Read more about Ys on Stylus Magazine

All Music Guide

Yes, Ys is a demanding listen, but it's also a rewarding and inspiring one. Read more about Ys on All Music Guide

Entertainment Weekly

There is still something unsettlingly Renaissance fair-meets-Wind in the Willows about her music, yet something lovely lives there as well

Rolling Stone

Hard to stomach

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Music Album Reviews: Ys

by Joanna Newsom

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All Time

of 457,240

258

2000's

of 266,960

11

2006

of 33,754

2
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,285
    
    67
  - Indie & Lo-Fi
    
    of 13,661
    
    15
  - Indie Rock
    
    of 12,382
    
    14
- Folk
  - Folk
    
    of 17,349
    
    22
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    244
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    142
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,263
    
    146