Yoko Ono

Given the scattershot artists compiled here -- everyone from cuddly indies like Apples in Stereo to electro-diva Peaches -- Yes, I'm A Witch is a cohesive retelling of Mrs. Lennon's musical life, offered with an appropriately arty inflection. It's held together by Yoko herself; her warbling hep-talk sounds painfully human when set to acoustic guitar (Porcupine Tree's version of "Death of Samantha") or orchestrated bombast (Flaming Lips' "Cambridge 1969/2007"). Remixes by Cat Power and Le Tigre hold some surprises, making a tribute to Ono that's inventive, eccentric and challenging.

Yoko Ono has made her most exciting and uncompromising music recording with fans --
primarily her husband, John Lennon, and, on 1995's Rising, their son Sean. This set of
"collaborations" -- new arrangements of Ono's songs with her vocals from the original
versions -- extends that family to a generation of alternative-rock and dance-music pupils,
including Peaches, Cat Power, the Flaming Lips and torch singer Antony, too you... More >