'The Message'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Middle Cyclone is fantastic. One of my fave albums from last year. It's very similar to Fox Confessor in tone. It should be available in all the usual places.
If you're uncertain, I recommend downloading the first song off the album, "This Tornado Loves You." After that, I reckon you'd probably want to get the whole album.
Thanks. I downloaded it last night and listened. I liked it, but I think my cat was confused by the long song of cricket noises.
At the risk of sounding all music-snobby, I'll say that my favorite Neko Case album is Canadian Amp, an EP she put out shortly after Furnace Room Lullaby (which is my favorite of hers after Canadian Amp, so you may not love CA as much as I do, tommy). CA is mostly covers, including Neil Young's "Dreaming Man" and the traditional murder ballad "Poor Ellen Smith." It is dark and dreamy and gloomy and whiskey-soaked and wonderful.
I'll have to keep an eye out for that one, as neither eMusic nor iTunes has it.
Also re: Middle Cyclone - is the first song "This Tornado Loves You" supposed to be 3:19 and cut off suddenly like that?
Canadian Amp
Ooo, I need to check that out.
My favoritest NC song is "Furnace Room Lullaby," which is how I was introduced to her. I think I tracked it down after hearing it in The Gift. Next favorite is "I Wish I Was the Moon."
Oh, "I Wish I Was the Moon" is gorgeous.
But I also love love love "Deep Red Bells" and "Star Witness".
is the first song "This Tornado Loves You" supposed to be 3:19 and cut off suddenly like that?
3:19 should be right, but it shouldn't cut off in the middle. And I'm sorry, but not surprised, to hear Canadian Amp is unavailable. I also don't see it on the Bloodshot Records website, which I'm almost certain is where I got it from back in 2001. If folks are interested (and can remind me), I can post the tracks to BRawk sometime later this week.
I think the only NC song I've heard is "Deep Red Bells". I love it, but haven't gotten around to checking out anything else by her.
You know, I can't even remember if I got into her through the New Pornographers, or some other way....
Whenever I listen to the New Pornographers, I end up thinking, "I can't hear Neko! What's the point?"
Jilli, you've heard Furnace Room Lullaby at least once - that was the song I danced to in Seattle as a Woman in White.