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Walnut Whales

2002 EP by Joanna Newsom

Walnut Whales is the self-distributed debut EP by American multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom.[1] It was released in 2002[2] and sold in limited numbers in CD-R format.[3][4] All tracks on the record, except for "Erin", "Flying a Kite", and "The Fray", were later re-recorded, the re-recorded versions being released on Newsom's debut studio album The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004), with minor lyrical changes.[3][4] The EP has been described as indie folk, contemporary folk,[5] and folk rock.[6]

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The title of the EP was inspired by the 1975 children's book "Snips and Snails and Walnut Whales: Nature Crafts for Children" by Phyllis Fiarotta.[2][7][8]

Background

Walnut Whales was initially not intended for public distribution, but at the suggestion of Noah Georgeson, Newsom's then-boyfriend as well as co-producer and recording engineer of the EP,[3] she burned several copies to sell at her early performances.[9][10] Newsom's friend and bandmate in Golden Shoulders, Adam Kline, gave one of her CDs to singer-songwriter Will Oldham at a show in Nevada City. Oldham was impressed with Newsom's music and asked her to tour with him. Kline also gave a copy of the record to the owner of his record label, Drag City. Drag City signed Newsom and released her debut studio album The Milk-Eyed Mender in 2004.

Discussing the record, Newsom stated that "The very first Walnut Whales recording was recorded just a few weeks after I had started singing, out of the blue, started singing. And the voice, you can hear how uncomfortable I am with it, and how terrified I am with it."[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Joanna Newsom

References

  1. [1]
    "Not On Label (Joanna Newsom Self-Released)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. [2]
    "Walnut Whales track listing ~ Joanna Newsom Lyrics.com". Joanna Newsom Lyrics. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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    "Walnut Whales by Joanna Newsom". Genius. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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    "Wiki - Walnut Whales — Joanna Newsom". Last.fm. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. [5]
    Walnut Whales by Joanna Newsom - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2021-02-09
  6. [6]
    "Joanna Newsom Walnut Whales (EP)- Spirit of Rock Webzine (en)". Spirit of Rock. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. [7]
    ThriftBooks. "Snips and Snails and Walnut Whales:... book by Phyllis Fiarotta". ThriftBooks. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  8. [8]
    "9780911104493: Snips and Snails and Walnut Whales: Nature Crafts for Children - AbeBooks - Fiarotta, Phyllis; Fiarotta, Noel: 0911104496". AbeBooks. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. [9]
    Gillespie, Ryan (October 2006). "Under the Radar - Joanna Newsom Interview". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  10. [10]
    Harmanci, Reyhan (2005-05-29). "Playing by the bookings". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  11. [11]
    Cramer, Michael (April 19, 2004). "Harp's Delight - An interview with Joanna Newsom". Dusted.


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