Video: Joanna Newsom - What We Have Known (Paradiso 2007)

Drag City announced today that “What We Have Known,” a 6-minute, 2004-era recording that was originally released as a B-side to Joanna Newsom’s Milk-Eyed Mender cut “Sprout and the Bean,” will arrive as a vinyl 12” single on July 19. Described as having a “halfway to Ys vibe,” the record will be backed with an etching by artist Becca Mann, who also designed the cover art shown above. You can stream a preview of the tune on its official pre-order page now and hear the full song in a live context via [...]

There's allegedly a new Joanna Newsom album due in 2010. I, for one, am very excited about this prospect. She's worked with Jim O'Rourke to make the follow-up to the stunning Ys , and production finished up in November. (Or so I hear) We have no idea of a release date or a title, but she has played some new songs live, so maybe we'll be hearing studio versions of these in 2010. Watch Joanna Newsom - 'Esame': 'Ribbon Bows': 'Baby Birch': 'What We Have [...]