Album of the Week: Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom

Bear with me; I've listened to none of these. I never wanted to be one of those bloggers who spews nonsense like "blah blah blah record awesome (or awful)" without listening to said record first (or at least its sample tracks on Amazon), but I sort of have to this week. I really wanted to hear the new Joanna Newsom record, Have One On Me, but I couldn't find a legal stream or samples. (Streaming at NPR ) This is Amazon's description:

Joanna Newsom fans: don t look now, but Joanna s about to let her hair down--and that s a considerable task these days. Of course, to the demure Mme. Newsom, this 125 minutes-worth of songs is nothing more than a new album. Through the course of Have One On Me's eighteen songs, Joanna visits upon us ditties, weepies, court dances, rump-bumpers, epics and moments of wraparound fantasia. Have One On Me - ah, have three, they're small!

It also comes in a three-disc vinyl set, if you are so inclined, for just under $30.

Track Listing (Via Drag City )

1. Easy 6:04
2. Have One On Me 11:02
3. ’81 3:52
4. Good Intentions Paving Company 7:02
5. No Provenance 6:25
6. Baby Birch 9:30
7. On A Good Day 1:49
8. You and Me, Bess 7:13
9. In California 8:42
10. Jackrabbits 4:23
11. Go Long 8:03
12. Occident 5:31
13. Soft As Chalk 6:29
14. Esme 7:56
15. Autumn 8:02
16. Ribbon Bows 6:11
17. Kingfisher 9:11
18. Does Not Suffice 6:45