RADAR: Cat Power
Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 4:34PM
No surprise that Sun, the first collection of original material in six years from Cat Power -- aka Chan Marshall -- is quickly shaping up to be one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the of the year. And the first bits of music from the project aren't exactly tamping down the enthusiasm. Lead single "Ruin" entices with spry, overlapping piano lines that serve as an enticing hook before the song kicks off with an insistent beat, some chunky guitar riffs and Marshall's syncopated vocal delivery. It is, as the song repeats, "bitchin'". New radio track "Cherokee" continues with the pulsing atmospherics and skittering rhythms, competing chord progressions jumbled behind Marshall's cool, distant singing. Self-produced, mixed by Philippe Zdar (of French synth-pop pair Cassius), the album was recorded in hodge-podge style at a variety of studio spaces including Marshall's own in Malibu. Sun drops September 4 via Matador.
Cat Power - "Cherokee" (from Sun)
Cat Power - "Ruin" (from Sun)
Photo Credit: Austin Conroy
Sun - Track Listing
1. Cherokee
2. Sun
3. Ruin
4. 3, 6, 9
5. Always On My Own
6. Real Life
7. Human Bein
8. Manhattan
9. Silent Machine
10. Nothin' But Time
11. Peace And Love
Reader Comments (2)
Hi,
This is one of the very few places on the internet where Cherokee can be heard. Did Matador Records allow it to be streamed?
A beautie....Chan's the best of our time...highly underrated though.....ROCK ON :):)!!!