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.
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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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.
Kate P. - Feb 16, 2010 10:53:02 am PST #2494 of 6436
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
tommyrot - Feb 16, 2010 10:57:33 am PST #2495 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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?
smonster - Feb 16, 2010 10:59:04 am PST #2496 of 6436
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
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."
Amy - Feb 16, 2010 11:01:34 am PST #2497 of 6436
Because books.
Oh, "I Wish I Was the Moon" is gorgeous.
But I also love love love "Deep Red Bells" and "Star Witness".
Kate P. - Feb 16, 2010 11:03:04 am PST #2498 of 6436
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
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.
Atropa - Feb 16, 2010 1:46:45 pm PST #2499 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
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.
tommyrot - Feb 16, 2010 1:51:45 pm PST #2500 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You know, I can't even remember if I got into her through the New Pornographers, or some other way....
smonster - Feb 16, 2010 2:54:45 pm PST #2501 of 6436
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
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.
Atropa - Feb 16, 2010 3:08:59 pm PST #2502 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, you've heard Furnace Room Lullaby at least once - that was the song I danced to in Seattle as a Woman in White.
Oooh, I did like that!
Tom Scola - Feb 17, 2010 5:08:31 am PST #2503 of 6436
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.