Something has changed about Cat Power 's Chan Marshall and it's not just her hair. Sun is her first album of original material since 2006, and has been much lauded for its new direction. Since emerging in the lo-fi scene, Marshall 's most recent records - You Are Free and The Greatest - have justified her position as a bona-fide indie darling by exhibiting her introversion as a spectacle, often taking shape as stripped-down overindulgence. [...]
Cat Power volta após seis anos com seu Sun , o álbum que marca além do novo corte de cabelo da cantora, uma mudança em seu estilo folk, que ganhou batidas mais pop. Hoje foi divulgada a bônus track do iTunes, Fire , em que os elementos eletrônicos aparecem de forma bem mais sutil, o que deve agradar aos fãs que não ficaram tão entusiasmados com a nova fase de Chan Marshall . Confira:
It's a fairly damning indictment of our modern times that search engine results for the enigmatic Chan Marshall are proceeded by the terms Twitter or, somewhat more worryingly, Giovanni Ribisi. It's the latter that most pertinently concerns Sun , this Marshall's ninth studio effort under the guise of Cat Power , and although the songwriter has oft been earmarked as a wallower there's a stirring resilience to these eleven tracks penned in the wake of her separation from the aforenamed and publicly shamed schmuck. Sun may mark the dawning of a new era for Marshall – [...]
Chan Marshall (Cat Power) steers her content from self to world...while still embodying personal experience and triumph. Sun (available for purchase on Itunes & Amazon 9/4/12), her ninth album, feels good— for me, her talent is genreless. No need to box it up, her creative is raw and stands alone. This record promotes strength and Marshall, confident, clear and concise, delivers 12 solid tracks that echo light. Cat Power - Manhattan Cat Power - Manhattan [...]
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Cat Power , or rather, the woman behind the moniker, Charlyn Marie Marshall, is essentially a staple in a great deal of self-professed indie music fans. Since as early as 1995, Cat Power has been releasing albums, though the success of Marshall has been debated over the years, as her live performances showed signs of her degradation from problems with alcohol. That was back in ’06; in ’08 Jukebox surfaced and showed signs of revival, though far from a knockout record. [...]
Talking with Cat Power's Chan Marshall, it's clear that she's an artist totally comfortable with herself and her abilities. Cracking jokes throughout the conversation, Marshall’s sweetness and openness regarding her career (from the drug-addled Atlanta days to struggling as a solo artist in New York City) are not only revealing, but refreshing. That sweetness, however, should not be mistaken for weakness, as Marshall has also proven to be just as stubborn and independent today as she was opening for Liz Phair in 1992. With Cat Power supporting its ninth studio album, Sun , [...]
Sun might just be Cat Power’s most optimistic record yet. As optimistic as a fearlessly vulnerable battle scarred artist such as Marshall can get.
Cat Power - Sun Label: Matador Records Release Date: September 4th, 2012 In a career that’s been as tumultuous as it has been successful, the story of Chan Marshall and Cat Power is not one of storybook endings or delightful twists. Filled mostly with sideways life lessons on management, relationship and anxiety, Marshall [...]
Stream: Cat Power- Sun It appears that the moody indie folk songstress Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, has seen the light of day. Her new album Sun is a glimmering, effervescent, and thoroughly enjoyable album with an inspired sound that breaches aesthetic boundaries Marshall had never even dared to approach in the past. It's also a tremendous comeback for Marshall, who hasn't released an album of original material since 20062s The Greatest . Sun shines with stuttering electronic drum beats and crystalline synths, while Marshall's distinctive, lush [...]
"(...) if Cat Power does indeed have seven lives, they’re all present in this album which strikes by how eclectic it is (...)." Cat Power - Sun (2012) 9.5/10 Matador Records As we mentioned earlier last week in our feature looking back on Cat Power’s prolific career, her 9 th studio album Sun is being streamed on the internet and will be out very, very soon. Having grown from a Nirvana sound-alike to a raspy voiced folk singer, Chan Marshall now proves that [...]
We're being spoiled like a collective of little bitches for great albums this year, and way, way, way up at the top of the pile is Cat Power 's latest LP Sun , her first since 20082s Jukebox . If you're a fan then you've probably already been mesmerised by the insatiable "Ruin" and "Cherokee" , two of the strongest and most captivating tracks we've heard Chan Marshall [...]
The voice of Chan Marshall will accompany me before I lay my head to sleep tonight. One of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year comes from Matador's Cat Power. Stream "Sun" via NPR music over here and pick up the album September 4. Cat Power - Cherokee [mp3] Cat Power - Cherokee (Nicolas Jaar Remix) [mp3] Cat Power Tour Dates Thursday 10/11 – Miami, FL – Grand Central – On Sale Fri Aug 10 at 7am [...]
Although the only part of Cat Power I might have comprehended as I played with Legos in 1995 – the year Chan Marshall’s debut Dear Sir was released - was the feline and superhero ring of her stage name, the songstress started precisely establishing herself as part of the musical establishment. It’s precisely that timelessness and monumental eternity of Chan Marshall that started in the early nineties that makes me put her albums up on that shelf with The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac and Diana Krall; in other words she’s part of those artists who sang your nighttime songs, [...]
CAT POWER | SUN MATADOR Early aught indie-darling Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power) has emerged from some tough personal struggles and is releasing her triumphant ninth studio album, Sun . Following 2008’s Jukebox set of covers, and 2006’s Memphis soul and Delta blues laden originals The Greatest , Cat Power’s eleven tracks showcase a more expansive sound including flourishes of electronica. Whether it is due to Marshall’s move to Malibu, CA , introspection following a devastating break-up [...]
No mês passado, em um show solo na cidade de Amsterdã, Eddie Vedder apresentou uma versão da música Good Woman , da musa Cat Power . Uma gravação, feita por um fã que teve a sorte de conferir essa maravilha ao vivo, foi divulgada hoje no SoundCloud. Em boa qualidade, podemos ouvir uma reprodução fiel à versão presente no disco "You Are Free" , de 2003. Fato curioso é que na ocasião da gravação do disco, o líder do Pearl Jam contribuiu com os backing vocals dessa faixa e também de Evolution [...]
If Chan Marshall isn't going to treat us drooling pups to a couple more releases from her upcoming album, " Sun " then we're just going to have to make do with some remixes. And that is just fine, especially if they all sound like this. Nicholas Jaar has worked his musical tech-y genius on a remix of the new single from Cat Power called " Cherokee " that you can hear below. The remix sounds like some kind [...]
If Chan Marshall isn't going to treat us drooling pups to a couple more releases from her upcoming album, " Sun " then we're just going to have to make do with some remixes. And that is just fine, especially if they all sound like this. Nicolas Jaar has worked his musical tech-y genius on a remix of the new single from Cat Power called " Cherokee " that you can hear below. The remix sounds like some kind [...]
Nico Jaar turns out a solemn, beautifully haunted remix of Cat Power 's new single " Cherokee ." Download Jaar's re-work + the original below: [via @catpower ]
Since the new single, "Ruin", by Cat Power was released on June 2oth it has been on heavy rotation on Sirius XMU. The song has been one of my favorites since hearing it in June. It is a very catchy song that peaked my interest enough to go and research who or what Cat Power is? Cat Power is Chan Marshall's band that she has been a part of for many years. SUN, her 9th studio album, will be released on Matador Records September 4th of this year and "Ruin" is the featured single off of the [...]
Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) will release her new album, Sun, on September 4th. Matador Records is offering a free, legal mp3 of the first single, "Ruin," which you can download below. If this shockingly upbeat number is any indication, the album will be a big departure from Cat Power's previous work. Cat Power - [...]
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