Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023. View all posts by Milan
Neko Case is so darn cool. I don’t like her solo stuff as much as her work with the New Pornographers (awesome Vancouver band) but she is still one of the coolest people in rock and roll.
Her last album had an obnoxious title though.
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You has some good tracks, but it’s definitely not her best album.
Both Middle Cyclone and Fox Confessor Brings the Flood are rather wonderful and, as you say, she has done some great collaborations.
Veirs and Case: https://www.sindark.com/2013/07/24/veirs-and-case/
From Middle Cyclone: https://www.sindark.com/2013/05/26/from-middle-cyclone/
Blacklisted is my favourite.
“Deep Red Bells” is a great track
I agree about “Deep Red Bells”.
Some of my other favourite Neko Case songs are:
https://twitter.com/NekoCase