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Originally Posted by Borat
I cannot see how this album would not be universally praised by Neko fans, especially coming off the live record, which was just okay (for Neko standards).
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Well, I have heard many fans praise it highly. And I'm also pretty sure I'll be one of that group. It's just that it has become one of the more highly anticipated releases of the year, so I think some people are just looking for a miracle.
Blacklisted has seemingly grown in stature with each passing year, so much so that it now regularly winds up high on best of the new millenium lists, which is gratifying for those of us who slobbered praise all over it to begin with
She's really poised to be a force of nature this year. Just saw she's performing Thurs. on Jay Leno ....
After appearances on Conan O'Brien and Late Night with David Letterman with the New Pornographers, Neko Case takes centre stage on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday March 9.
Excitement has been brewing for Neko Case's upcoming album, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood." The LA Times recently highlighted it as one of the most anticipated releases of 2006, declaring " emotional vocals were the best thing about the New Pornographers' "Twin Cinema" CD last year," while an early review in Bust Magazine proclaimed that "Neko Case may well be a person, but on stage and on record she's a force of nature." A forthcoming cover story in Harp magazine calls "Fox Confessor" "mesmerizing" noting... "though many tracks are thickly layered ... the core initial spark remained. Rather than growing cluttered, the songs became more luminous."
Currently in Europe promoting the upcoming release, Neko will kick off a US tour with a showcase at SXSW in Austin TX, at Antone's on Friday, March 17. The tour will find Neko playing her largest venues to date in several markets, including two nights at the 1400-seat Webster Hall in NYC, April 6 and 7.
Additionally, on February 2, Neko earned Female Vocalist of the Year honors at the annual PLUG Independent Music Awards, held at Webster Hall in New York City. The PLUG Awards are organized and voted on annually by a collection of music lovers -- writers, DJs, webmasters, bloggers, artists, filmmakers, managers, indie retailers, and most importantly fans -- who champion independent artists. There‚s more information on the PLUG awards available at
http://www.plugawards.com.
