By 1996, Chan Marshall had already recorded two lo-fi albums—Dear Sir and Myra Lee—with Steve Shelley and Tim Foljan and moved from her native south to New York City. She had just turned 24 when she holed up at Easley Studios in Memphis to record album number three with the same team, her first time recording in a professional space. And while 1998’s Moon Pix would serve as her breakout, this Matador debut captures the wild, raw, unfiltered power of Marshall’s art, an unpredictable electricity that runs through the songs, buzzing and fizzing and threatening explosion at any time.
Category: Cat Power
The Dirty Three w/ Chan Marshall :: Great Waves
As I mentioned earlier in the month, the Dirty Three have a new LP dropping in February. My copy has been on repeat, but revisiting the Melbourne trio’s last output – […]
Decade :: Cat Power, You Are Free (2003)
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of […]
Decade :: Cat Power, The Greatest (2007)
What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of […]
Cat Power :: The Black Sessions
Hat tip to the AD reader who turned us on to these – another fantastic Black Session – last month. In this session the folks at French radio’s France Inter catch up with Cat Power performing […]
Cat Power :: Jukebox (Deluxe Silver Edition)
True Blue :: Cat Power’s Jukebox
More details concerning the January release of Cat Power’s Jukebox LP were released last week including an updated tracklisting ( here ) and the sample MP3 “Song To Bobby,” Chan Marshall’s paean to […]
Cat Power :: The Jukebox Origins
Earlier this week Chan Marshall released the track listing (and album art) for her upcoming LP, Jukebox. It was previously reported that her next album was to be an all covers sequel […]
Cat Power :: The Covers Record, V.2
If Chan Marshall’s Myspace blog is any indication, we can expect a new Cat Power record this January via the Matador label. Reprising her love of cover tunes, the set will be a continuation of […]