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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| Singles from The Milk-Eyed Mender | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Irish Times | |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10 |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5 |
| Uncut | |
| The Village Voice | A− |
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).
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, Newsom 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.
The song "Swansea" was covered by the band Bombay Bicycle Club and featured on their sophomore album Flaws in 2010. The song "The Book of Right-On" was covered by bluegrass musician Sarah Jarosz on her 2013's album Build Me Up from Bones.
The Milk-Eyed Mender received widespread critical acclaim from contemporary music critics, earning Newsom several accolades that same year and by the end of the decade.
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