Best Singer/Songwriter Albums of 2006

Joanna Newsom

Ys

(Drag City)

US release date: 14 November 2006

UK release date: 6 November 2006

[20 December 2006]

by Michael Metivier

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006

Dry lyrical wit, verbal playfulness, and somber epiphanies for the reluctantly mature: they're all part of Michael Metivier's best singer/songwriter albums of the year.

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