Neko Case

Maybe once the American dollar loses every bit of its value.

I'm glad to see her embrace her crossover appeal this much further. Neko + muscle car + sword = good camp/great voice.

Hope the cover gets on a t-shirt.

I've always heard the Cougar described as a "Mustang for girls," so not that muscley. I like the cover, though. It's got an appealing awkwardness and doesn't look like anything else (cue to cover-connection me with look-alikes).

Jesse, sometimes I think of you as the Fox Confessor.

"...Other current sources of inspiration for Neko include welding (a new passion) and working on her classic car. “It’s a 67 Mercury Cougar. I named it ‘Angie Dickinson’ — it’s just so Police Woman!”"

http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=105&csid2=4&fid1=4864

Where's Justine?

Jesse, sometimes I think of you as the Fox Confessor.

for penance, i make everybody see southland tales.

should i go see the Sadies tonight?

yes

That album cover is hilarious. I hope the new record lives up to the promise of Fox Confessor. And no more damn songs in 6/8!

Awful album cover. I'll pass, thanks.

― ilxor, Thursday, December 4, 2008 12:27 AM (2 days ago)
Because the album cover is an infallible indicator of the music contained therein, right? Or you're just going to be embarrassed bringing it up to the counter in your cool record store. "I'm ... um ... buying it for a friend."

they canceled because of a "last minute recording session" o_O

with Neil Young!

They're coming back to mpls next week though, and I think only charging $5.

the Sadies, that is? recording with Neil Young? That could be interesting.

"...Other current sources of inspiration for Neko include welding (a new passion) and working on her classic car.

I'm jealous.

Because the album cover is an infallible indicator of the music contained therein, right? Or you're just going to be embarrassed bringing it up to the counter in your cool record store. "I'm ... um ... buying it for a friend."

I'm not a fan of Neko Case, and I don't like the cover. Two separate points, not related. Happy?

This record will probably be very good. It's about time! She is tremendous.

Yes, sure 'Deep Red Bells' is fabulous also.

they canceled because of a "last minute recording session" o_O

― some know what you dude last summer (Jordan), Saturday, December 6, 2008 8:36 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

with Neil Young!

― when I wake up I see my self bearfooted (clotpoll), Saturday, December 6, 2008 8:39 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

wait, WHAT?!

ok the sadies. i gotta say neko collaborating with neil young would very probably brake my heart.

"I'm not a fan of Neko Case, and I don't like the cover. Two separate points, not related. Happy?"

The first is probably a sign you are on the wrong thread.

I still wanted to check out the album cover.

is there a story about the sadies w/neil online somewhere???

For me, the first 3 songs on Fox Confessor are about a million times better than the rest of the album, which doesn't really do much for me. If she could make an album full of songs that are as good as those 3, I might be interested.

Am I the only person on here who finds her enthusiasm and constant referencing of bygone times somewhat offputting and disturbing? It rubs me the wrong way in a similar manner to people who adopt the Rockabilly lifestyle: I suspect sinister motives behind the cool exterior.

First three songs are the high point, but The Needle Has Landed and Maybe Sparrow are good too.

I read about it in Vita.mn, but I can't find it on their site.

xpost to Matt

i don't know neko except for fox confessor, but anyway i think there are a ton of great songs on that....the first three are great, but like "teenage feeling"...the title track....that john the baptist one or whatever, all great IMO

xpost thx clot

the Sadies, that is? recording with Neil Young? That could be interesting.

"i don't know neko except for fox confessor..."

Jeez people. Try buying one of her albums that's NOT available at Starbucks. She's been around for quite a while.

i <3 neko but fox confessor didn't do it for me.

who are the sadies, should i see them in mpls

i like neko but i don't have any of her records, just scattered tracks. the country band i play in covers 'deep red bells', that is a great tune.

"i don't know neko except for fox confessor..."

Jeez people. Try buying one of her albums that's NOT available at Starbucks. She's been around for quite a while.

― Nate Carson, Monday, December 8, 2008 9:33 PM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

whatever.

i don't even drink coffee i only drink pop.

Haha, no offense to you personally! Just saying.

Too many mentions on this thread of her majorly distributed works when she has a slew of great songs that predate it.

i don't know about "a slew" -- i think all her albums are uneven. haven't listened to them in a while, but off the top of my head i'd probably rank them:

furnace room > fox confessor > virginian > blacklisted.

(if the tigers live album counts, i'd probably put that second or third.) i know a lot of people love blacklisted, and i do love "deep red bells," but that album's always seemed like kind of a slog to me. the rest of them i like pretty well, but i could lose 3 or 4 songs off each without missing them.

tipsy otmhra

It's a pretty short slog, but I agree Furnace Room is the best.

I'm a Furnace Room guy too. Though if you took all the New Pornographers songs where she sings lead... you could make a pretty fantastic album.

Plus Corn Sisters et al. The lady is prolific. How many does it take to be an official "slew" anyway?

We call them the Newpies on this thread.

Haha, will do from here on out.

What, we save a syllable around here and just call them the Newps.

I'm still curious about the thing they did with Andre Williams, which I never got around to hearing. If you like fart jokes, it's ... ok.

The Sadies are a great backing band or club band but their records are kind of meh. "What's Left Behind" off New Seasons is an amazing single.

By "around here" I mean in my actual geographic location.

re: the Sadies. Yes, you should see them. In Mpls or anywhere. Buy them drinks, wish them luck, etc. Find out about this Neil Young thing, let us know. Random Sadies vids below. Their shows can go on for a very long time. Definitely worth while if you like psych country garage surf.

"Though if you took all the New Pornographers songs where she sings lead... you could make a pretty fantastic album."

which ones are those? i can only come up with
Mass Romantic
Jackie
Letter From An Occupant
To Wild Homes
The Bones Of An Idol
There Are The Fables

Jackie is Dan Bejar singing....?

All For Swinging You Around is one of her best New Pornographer songs.

You have to add her cover of Bowling Green to that list, a duet with Carl Newman from her first record. That's fairly epic.

Have any of you turkeys heard Your Control yet, her duet on the new Crooked Fingers record?

It took a recent reappraisal of Fox Confessor to get me to admit that it's a terrible album--bloated, pretentious, boring as hell. Neko has a great voice but does it no favors with oblique, formless story songs that don't actually tell stories.

So, sadly, I'm not excited for this one.