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Article: CD REVIEW: Here it 'Ys': The Daily Bruin's top 10 albums of 2006
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- December 13, 2006
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Dominick Duhamel
University Wire
12-13-2006
(Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- To accompany our second annual albums of the year list, voted on by the Daily Bruin's A&E staff, I'm here to tell you why the entire thing is wrong (or right, as the case may be).
1. Joanna Newsom, "Ys"
Newsom's sophomore effort is the obvious choice for the year's best album, and not necessarily because it's good. Above all things, the epic, harp-centric, Van Dyke Parks-orchestrated "Ys" is impressive, and I'd be hard-pressed to find someone who considers the album as enjoyable as it is awe-inspiring. I've yet to be able to listen to the whole thing in one sitting.
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