Joya [EP]

Will Oldham

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B0000019S6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,209 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
It's hard to know what to make of Will Oldham, partly because he refuses ever to reveal his biography, partly because his music is opaque to the point of total blackness. With various Palace incarnations, Oldham has obsessed over lower than lo-fi quasi-country music, and his first full length solo album, continues with his raging sonic sermons of apocalypse, despair, evil, and sex. The sound moves slow as a 101-degree day in his native Louisville; the overall effect is troubling. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joy..ah!, November 17, 1999

By	Joachim Lyssens (Leuven, Belgium) - See all my reviews

I think the songs on this album sound a little stronger than on other albums. If this is a good thing or not, I can't say. All I can say is that the resulting CD is one of my favourite Palace-linked records. I like this one better than Arise Therefore (with its drum programming) and almost as much as Viva Last Blues or I see a darkness! It definitely takes a while to get into this one, but once you've accomplished that, you're on for a lifetime of joy...ah!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly inspired, September 2, 2003

By A Customer

"Joya" and "I See A Darkness" are utter masterpieces. If you like one then buy the other immediately. The rest of the Oldham oeuvre is worth having too, but these two are the pinnacle.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After it's open, it's unlimited!, March 1, 2004

By A Customer

At first, it may seem dingy, purposefully clumsy, lame. Occasionally rocking, but nothing special. Then the iris opens, and its perfection is revealed. I have long claimed to not be so crazy about Will Oldham -- "I like more rockin stuff, less affected stuff" -- but the truth is, I rarely listen to this album just once through anymore -- I am ALWAYS hitting play once it's over. You have to give it time, though. Bravo, gentlemen! Robert Arellano who plays guitar on this just published a novel with Akashic books. And David Pajo... oh, Pajo!