The Milk-Eyed Mender
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| Studio album by Joanna Newsom | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 52:05 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Noah Georgeson | |||
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The Milk-Eyed Mender is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on March 23, 2004 on the Drag City label (see 2004 in music).
Joanna Newsom wrote all the songs on the album except for "Three Little Babes", a traditional Appalachian song by Texas Gladden. According to the liner notes, Joanna plays "a Lyon & Healy style 15 harp, a wurlitzer electric piano, a harpsichord, and piano."
A bandmate in San Francisco band The Pleased, Noah Georgeson, produced and recorded the album, as well as contributing guitar to two tracks and backing vocals to one. Cover art embroidery is by Emily Prince and photographs are by Alissa Anderson. Newsom thanks former touring partners Will Oldham, Devendra Banhart, and Vetiver, along with many others.
Contents
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |  [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Cokemachineglow | (9/10)[4] |
| Dusted | (very favorable)[5] |
| No Ripcord | (10/10)[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10)[7] |
| Prefix | (9.5/10)[8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
The album received general acclaim upon its release, earning Newsom several accolades that same year and by the end of the decade. The Sunday Times ranked it at #28 on its best albums of the decade list, and in 2009, Pitchfork Media named The Milk-Eyed Mender the 47th greatest album of the 00's.[11] The website also named "Peach, Plum, Pear" the 197th Greatest Song of the 2000s (decade) and "Sprout & The Bean" the 229th.[12][13] Slant Magazine named the album the 83rd best album of its decade.[14] The Milk-Eyed Mender was also ranked number 76 inside Tiny Mix Tapes's greatest records of the 2000s (decade) list.[15]
According to The New York Times The Milk-Eyed Mender has sold more than 200,000 copies in the U.S., despite not charting.[16]
Track listing
All songs written by Joanna Newsom, except where noted.
- "Bridges and Balloons" – 3:42
- "Sprout and the Bean" – 4:32
- "The Book of Right-On" – 4:29
- "Sadie" – 6:02
- "Inflammatory Writ" – 2:50
- "This Side of the Blue" – 5:21
- " 'En Gallop' " – 5:07
- "Cassiopeia" – 3:20
- "Peach, Plum, Pear" – 3:34
- "Swansea" – 5:05
- "Three Little Babes" (traditional) – 3:42
- "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" – 4:21
Credits
- Joanna Newsom - Harp, Harpsichord, Wurlitzer
Accolades
End of Year
- #1 – Dusted End of the Year: 2004[17]
- #5 – The AV Club's Best Albums of 2004[18]
- #5 – College Music Journal Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #6 – Tiny Mix Tapes's Favorite Albums of 2004[20]
- #8 – Sonic's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #7 – Coke Machine Glow Top 50 Albums of 2004[21]
- #8 – Gaffa's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #10 – Pitchfork Media's Top 50 Albums of 2004[22]
- #11 – Les Inrockuptibles's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #12 – Blitz's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #15 – Intro's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #17 - Stylus Magazine's Top 40 Albums of 2004[23]
- #17 – CD Drome's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #20 – Village Voice's 2004 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll[24]
- #20 – PopMatters's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #20 – Rough Trade's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #21 – No Ripcord's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #25 – BOOMKAT's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #28 – Dagsavisen's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #37 – Americana's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #40 - Spin's Top 40 Best Albums of the 2004[25]
- #45 – Rock de Lux's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #48 – NME's Top Albums of 2004[19]
- #50 – Rate Your Music's Top 100 Albums of 2004[26]
- No Order - Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records of 2004[25]
- No Order - Allmusic's Top Albums of 2004[19]
End of Decade
- #28 - The Sunday Times's Best Albums of the 00's [27]
- #35 - Q's Best Albums of the 00's [28]
- #47 - Pitchfork Media's Top 200 Albums of the 2000s (decade)[29]
- #83 - Slant Magazine's Best of the Aughts[30]
- #88 - Treble's Best Albums of the 00's[31]
- #162 - Under the Radar's Best Albums of the 00's [27]
Other
- #54 – Porcy's Top 100 Albums of 2000-04[19]
- #54 – Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Albums of 2000-04[32]
- '#89 - Amazon.com's Top 100 Indie Albums of All Time Amazon.com's 100 Best Indie Rock Albums of All Time.[33]
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