Video: American Flag by Cat Power [1998]

Last month, Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, released her first single since 2006, "Ruin." The track comes from her forthcoming Matador long-player, Sun , which is Marshall's first album of entirely original material since 20062s The Greatest . In her 17 years of recording music as Cat Power, Marshall has evolved from a neurotically nervous confessional songwriter - one who embraced minimalism, worked closely with Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, recording quickly to get out of the studio as soon as possible; she would play shows with her back to the audience, with a reputation for [...]

photo by Brittney Bollay 237 years ago, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that adopted the flag of the United States on June 14. Today, we celebrate the Stars and Stripes with a video playlist all about flags. From flags Black to Wild, here are some songs we've flagged as part of a Flag Day soundtrack for our online listeners. Wild Flag - "Romance" Black Flag - "My War" Wire - [...]