Joanna Newsom - Ys CD normal and drummer Alex Macdougall —

and drummer Alex Macdougall — are a force of uncanny nature

It was recorded during a rainy week of sessions in a bungalow at Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont

The band was fronted by vocalist John Garcia

Another low budget highlight is when singer/guitarist Tommy “Thrasher” Merry imitates a delay effect on his vocals as he sings

Joanna Newsom - Ys CD normal and drummer Alex Macdougall —A once a life moment, forged into the shape of an album. These five songs are worth a thousand pictures, and that adds up to a million words and that's almost as many words as there are in the libretto for this epic (pron. epoch). But when words aren't enough. ah, just say "Ys," okay?