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JOANNA NEWSOM Yes, we know she sounds a bit like Kate Bush and that she’s wed to Andy ‘Brooklyn Nine- Nine’ Samberg. But there’s quite a bit more to the Californian singer-songwriter than those snippets. There’s the fact that she’s carved out a bona fide indie-folk cult status by playing the harp, for pity’s sake, rocketing into the hearts of anyone who loves an ethereal vocal and obtuse lyrics while inflicting a rather expensive birthday / Christmas gift request upon the parents of many a teenage girl. Her new tour will no doubt feature plenty of songs from Divers, Newsom’s first album in five years, laden with tunes such as ‘Sapokanikan’, ‘Waltz of the 101st Lightborne’ and the sublime ‘Goose Eggs’. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Wed 2 Mar. 4 Feb–7 Apr 2016 THE LIST 15
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