Joya

by Will Oldham

Joya cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 October 1997
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:28
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the first album to be released under his own name rather than a 'Palace' variation, Oldham delivers a masterclass in fragile, profoundly intimate Americana. The beautifully unpolished, live-in-the-studio acoustic arrangements perfectly frame his trembling vocals and cryptic, darkly poetic lyrical narratives.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Lo Fi, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, lo-fi, minimal

Tracklist

  1. O Let It Be (3:43)
  2. Antagonism (5:18)
  3. New Gypsy (3:13)
  4. Under What Was Oppression (3:05)
  5. The Gator (2:26)
  6. Open Your Heart (3:27)
  7. Rider (1:31)
  8. Be Still And Know God (Don't Be Shy) (3:10)
  9. Apocolypse, No! (3:44)
  10. I Am Still What I Meant To Be (3:51)
  11. Bolden Boke Boy (3:48)
  12. Idea And Deed (3:12)

Credits

  • Will Oldham - primary artist, performer [played by]
  • Bob Arellano - performer [played by]
  • Colin Gagon - performer [played by]
  • David Pajo - performer [played by]

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