{"id":851,"date":"2015-11-24T15:30:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T15:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2015-11-24T15:30:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T15:30:37","slug":"joanna-newsom-london-eventim-apollo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"Joanna Newsom, London Eventim Apollo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>JOANNA NEWSOM<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong> London Eventim Apollo 09\/11\/15<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The elfin American dazzles and wins hearts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joanna Newsom - Pinlight Bent - Eventim Apollo London - 09.11.15\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76VWxkTullk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>To see Joanna Newsom live is to experience a complex cornucopia of shifting sounds and sudden tempo changes that to the unconverted could seem bewilderingly elaborate.\u00a0 However, judging by the hushed reverence that greets every song tonight, this is an audience of very intentional listeners.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\">Starting the final concert of her mini European tour with \u2018Bridges &amp; Balloons\u2019 from her debut album\u00a0 (also featured on the seminal psych\/freak folk compilation <em>Golden Apples Of The Sun<\/em> from way back in 2004) Newsom appears confident and comfortable. The volume at the venue is low, which draws the listener\u2019s ears ever closer to what\u2019s going on and heightens the sense of fragility and sparseness of the overall sound; this in contrast with the intricacies of the music itself.\u00a0 Moving to piano to play the delicate opening of\u00a0 \u2018Anecdotes\u2019, Newsom is ably assisted by Miribai Peart on violin before changing mid-song to the harp and back again to piano for the closing part.\u00a0 This dizzying performance is only the first song of many this evening that remain as spellbinding as their studio counterparts. An accomplishment all the more striking given the pared-down band -alongside Peart is one of Newsom\u2019s skilled arrangers, Ryan Francesconi on a variety of stringed instruments, and her brother Pete on percussion and keyboards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\">There is little in the way of changes to the lights or backdrop \u2013 neither the music nor Newsom\u2019s performance requires it \u2013 but her remark to &#8220;Put a little more light on the strings&#8221; of her harp illustrate the complexity of what she undertakes.\u00a0 In all, it\u2019s hard to pick out highlights or make criticisms when the level of musicianship and sheer originality of Newsom\u2019s work dazzles throughout. Audience reactions to new songs such as \u2018Time, As A Symptom\u2019 and \u2018A Pin-Light Bent\u2019 are as enthusiastic as for fan favourites like \u2018Have One On Me\u2019 (now much faster and almost jaunty compared to the slower-paced original) and the epic \u2018Emily\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\">Closing the evening with an encore including \u2018Baby Birch\u2019 and \u2018Peach, Plum, Pear\u2019, Newsom remains a revered figure to her fans and seems to gain new admirers with every tour and album.\u00a0 Joanna Newsom inspires what can only be called worship from those that love her unique sound and marvel at the fact that such music exists.\u00a0 Despite her growing popularity this is one artist who will never be mainstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong>Marc Le Breton<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F851&amp;t=Joanna%20Newsom%2C%20London%20Eventim%20Apollo&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F851&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=Joanna%20Newsom%2C%20London%20Eventim%20Apollo\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F851&amp;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Joanna%20Newsom%2C%20London%20Eventim%20Apollo&amp;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F851\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOANNA NEWSOM London Eventim Apollo 09\/11\/15 The elfin American dazzles and wins hearts. To see Joanna Newsom live is to experience a complex cornucopia of shifting sounds and sudden tempo changes that to the unconverted could seem bewilderingly elaborate.\u00a0 However, judging by the hushed reverence that greets every song tonight, this is an audience of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[182],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-videos","category-reviews","tag-joanna-newsom"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}