Cat Power - Myra Lee

Artist:

Power, Cat

See Also:

Silver Jews

Description:

Cat Power: Chan Marshall (vocals); Tim Foljahn, Steve Shelley.
Recorded quickly with bassist Tim Foljahn and drummer Steve Shelley from her previous album, WHAT WOULD THE COMMUNITY THINK? and released quietly on Shelley`s part-time Smells Like label, MYRA LEE isn`t the tossed-off marking-time effort you might expect. Chan (pronounced Shawn) Marshall`s acoustic guitar-based tunes are always rather sparse, and this is by far her most skeletal album, the near-subliminal backing placing her clear voice and disquieting lyrics front and center throughout.
Opening with the quiet desperation of "Enough," the bleakness continues on the blues-inflected "We All Die" and a simply heartbreaking solo rendition of Hank Williams` "I Can`t Help It If I`m Still in Love With You." It`s not all slit-your-wrists material--"Not What You Want" and the rueful "Wealthy Man" are more dismissive than anguished--but MYRA LEE is a stark and powerful folk-based acoustic pop album.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Enough
2. We All Die
3. Great Expectations
4. Top Expert
5. Ice Water
6. Still in Love
7. Rockets
8. Faces
9. Fiance
10. Wealthy Man
11. Not What You Want

Album Information

Release Date:

03/04/1996

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Lo Fi

Label:

Smells Like Records

Catalog Number:

19

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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