I lost my nerve.
I vividly recall the first time I saw Neko Case perform. I slowly gravitated from the back of the tavern to the lip of the stage. She was doing a straightforward roadhouse country thing back then (I'm guessing it was '97 or '98.) It was extraordinarily hot inside the venue, and I wondered how a thick sheen of sweat could make Case look magical while people looked as my drenched carcass in disgust. She's since become a celebrated standard-bearer of the refined roots crowd, part Tom Waits and part Johnny Cash. The approach hasn't always resonated with me. This tough, Paisley Underground-style song, however, has me eagerly anticipating the March release of Middle Cyclone.
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I didn't see it coming. Scott Weiland was great last night. Not so surprisingly, the Architects were also excellent. Here's my review.
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Kansas City Click: A date with a slab of ribs will prevent me from attending the "Gems of the Baroque: France, Spain and Latin America" concert at KU's Edwards campus tonight.
(Original blurry image of Neko Case in 2007 by There Stands the Glass.)
2 comments:
Neko Case is one of the only people of the genre that I truly like. That being said I wish they would get rid of all the reverb/church/auditorium effects on her voice. She doesn't need it. This new track only has a little so I'm hopeful.
And a great write up of the Weiland show by the way.
I know what you mean, DLC. The reverb thing works better in a pop context, which is why I like this Phil-Spector-with-a-Nudie-shirt-style song.
And thanks.
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