Video: cat power - cross bones style

This is the first in an occasional series of features where one of our writers reflects on their five favourite tracks by a particular artist. Here, Greg Salter kicks things off with Cat Power , who recently announced that her new record, Sun , is due on Matador in September. ‘Cross Bones Style’, from Moon Pix , 1998 ‘Cross Bones Style’ is probably the most accessible moment on Moon Pix , Chan Marshall’s absorbing, meditative, dark and best album (not a difficult task, admittedly). [...]

"The real dance song is "Cross Bones Style." I'm thinking of making that the single and doing a full-on "Lucky Star" style video. Like Madonna, dancing in a white room. I'm sure I'll chicken out though." - Chan Marshall, 1998. Later that same year... But really, how great is that (the song and the video)? It's strange but I can pretty much take or leave every Cat Power album prior to 1998's Moon Pix (from which Cross Bones Style is taken) and after 2000's The [...]

Jaðarútgáfan Matador fagnaði 21 árs afmæli sínu með ýmsu húllumhæi um daginn, t.d. 3 daga tónleikaveislu í Las Vegas og 6-diska afmælisboxi. Útgáfan hefur svo sannarlega ástæðu til að vera stolt af afrakstri sínum enda hefur ótrúlegur fjöldi af frábæru tónlistarfólki gefið út á vegum Matador undanfarna tvo áratugi, t.d. Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Belle & Sebastian, Pizzicato 5, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Mogwai, Cat Power, Matmos, Teenage Fanclub, Boards of Canada, Arab Strap, The Fall og Sonic Youth - svo fáein nöfn séu nefnd. Á tíunda áratugnum fylgdist ég af athygli með því sem Matador gaf [...]

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Eu vou estar presente na Aula Magna, no próximo dia 4 de Dezembro. Cat Power (: He War I Don't Blame You Cross Bones Style Links: www.myspace.com/catpower