Cat Power - The Covers Record

Artist:

Power, Cat

UPC:

744861042624

See Also:

Silver Jews

Description:

Cat Power: Chan Marshall (vocals, guitar).
Personnel: Matt Sweeney (guitar).
Recording information: Kampo studios, New York, NY (1998-1999); Night Owl (1998-1999); Rare Book Room (1998-1999).
Unknown Contributor Role: Amaurdy.
Cat Power`s (Chan Marshall) disarmingly naive music hits you in the gut with its bare simplicity. Her hurt, vibrato-less tone is pure, velvety, and completely understated. In its simplicity, it seems to convey all the sadness of the world--like a leafless tree silhouetted against slate-gray sky heavy with rain clouds. Marshall accompanies herself on guitar, piano, or autoharp. Her arrangements are minimal--hypnotic, repetitive riffs with chords that barely change. When she hits a bass note, the impact is jarring. Cat Power`s music is sleep with all its troubled dreams.
On THE COVERS RECORD, Marshall explores the work of other songwriters. She deconstructs each song then reconstructs it as her own. Anyone familiar with Cat Power will be hard-pressed to tell the difference between these COVERS and Marshall`s originals. "Satisfaction" is barely recognizable in its new, slowed-down version--the chorus is missing, and the lyrics take on Dylan-esque/surrealist proportions. Other covers include Velvet Underground`s "I Found a Reason" and an autoharp setting of "Sea of Love." COVERS` retro/vintage, bare-boned, 21st century folk music puts you in mind of how such music must have been before the advent of recording, with songs changing form from one singer to the next.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. (I Can`t Get No) Satisfaction
2. Kingsport Town
3. Troubled Waters
4. Naked, If I Want To
5. Sweedeedee
6. In This Hole
7. I Found a Reason
8. Wild Is the Wind
9. Red Apples
10. Paths of Victory
11. Salty Dog
12. Sea of Love

Album Information

Release Date:

03/20/2000

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Matador (record label)

Catalog Number:

OLE 4262

Original Release Year:

2000

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

40 : 58

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