Cat Power - You Are Free

Artist:

Power, Cat

UPC:

744861042723

See Also:

Silver Jews

Description:

Cat Power includes: Chan Marshall (vocals, guitar).
Personnel: Maggie (vocals); Warren Ellis (violin); The HT3 (drums).
Audio Mixer: Adam Kasper.
Recording information: 2002.
Photographer: Mark Borthwick.
If catharsis is the name of the game, then Cat Power (AKA Chan Marshall) handily achieves this goal with YOU ARE FREE, her first studio album of original material since 1998`s MOON PIX. She`s a master at making more out of less, and to say Marshall`s arrangements are sparse is an understatement. That said, songs like "Maybe Not" and "I Don`t Blame You" benefit immensely from the solo piano accompaniment that gently prods along this southern singer-songwriter`s creaky vocals. Even when she adds instrumentation, a measured approach keeps everything tight, whether Marshall is howling in front of Dave Grohl (who plays bass and drums), on the hypnotic, guitar-driven "Speak For Me," or delivering an ethereal cover of Michael Hurley`s "Werewolf" that features David Campbell`s evanescent string arrangements. In singing about various facets of freedom, Chan Marshall addresses her lover`s unhealthy lifestyle (the mournful "Babydoll") and inability to open up (an echo-drenched "Half of You"). Along with Grohl, Eddie Vedder puts in a pair of appearances. The Pearl Jam frontman loses himself within the murmured duet "Evolution" and "Good Woman," the fullest-sounding song on the album, like a modern-day Lomax recording with its scratchy fiddle, buzzing guitar, and spooky harmonies.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Don`t Blame You
2. Free
3. Good Woman
4. Speak for Me
5. Werewolf
6. Fool
7. He War
8. Shaking Paper
9. Babydoll
10. Maybe Not
11. Names
12. Half of You
13. Keep on Runnin` (Crawlin` Black Spider)
14. Evolution

Album Information

Release Date:

02/17/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Matador (record label)

Catalog Number:

OLE 4272

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

53 : 7

Guest Artist:

David Grohl; Eddie Vedder; Warren Ellis

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