Product Description

Neko is a major poet by any standard, a songwriter less intersted perhaps in traditional narrative form than in distilling a pure moment of time. She claimes no genre, nor utilizes any calssic formula for her songs and singing. More than anything she trhives in the spaces in between her music. After two years in the making FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD is in many ways the sum total of her journey.

Amazon.com

Nine seconds into her first studio album since 2002's Blacklisted, and there it is. You can't miss it. The voice. Instantly recognizable and uniquely commanding, it has been uniformly overlooked by the masses and beloved by those who have caught on. And, believe it or not, it gets even better, whether Neko Case is warbling like a porch-swing neighbor to Loretta Lynn ("Margaret vs. Paulene," "John Saw That Number"), pontificating from the spiritual pulpit of Etta James ("Lion's Jaws," "Maybe Sparrow"), or unleashing the high-octane zeal of a power-pop spitfire ("Hold On Hold On," "The Needle Has Landed"). Her uncanny, often eccentric lyrics have always been delivered with an inherent passion behind the impulse, but rarely have they approached the boldness of these dozen--many of which were inspired by generations of tales from her Ukrainian ancestors. As usual, Case's industry running buddies collaborate to make the sounds behind her, from Calexico to Howe Gelb of Giant Sand to the Band's renowned Garth Hudson. Still, it all comes back to the voice, that serenading urgency that asks in the title song, "How can people not know what beauty this is?" Yes, there are some to ask, how not? --Scott Holter

More from Neko Case
Furnace Room Lullaby
Blacklisted
The Tigers Have Spoken

Live from Austin, Texas

Electric Version, the New Pornographers featuring Neko Case

Twin Cinema, the New Pornographers featuring Neko Case

Review

"Ambitious" -- LA TIMES, January 29, 2006

"Enchanting" -- GQ, March 2006

"Exhilarating" -- VANITY FAIR, March 2006

"Majestic" -- SPIN, March 2006

"Soaring" -- NEWSWEEK, February 27, 2006

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
• Product Dimensions : 4.92 x 5.51 x 0.43 inches; 2.96 ounces
• Manufacturer : Anti
• Original Release Date : 2006
• Date First Available : January 28, 2007
• Label : Anti
• Country of Origin : USA
• Number of discs : 1