Joya was released in 1997 under the Will Oldham name. From the opening track O Let It Be, the album features a much fuller sound than any of the Palace material, with prominent electric guitar from David Pajo and more of a band feel. The creeping, lurching Antagonism is muted and interesting but doesn't really go anywhere. And so it goes for the album. New Gypsy has a bluesy backwoods tone to it but Under What Was Oppression and Open Your Heart are more like what you'd expect from him but leave little impression.
Be Still and Know God is almost strident, with a straightforward guitar lick propelling the song along. But for the most part this music is solipsistic and unremarkable.
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