All Eyes Out For You

Whose bright f'ing idea...

...was it to make "A Satisfied Mind" an iTunes bonus track on the new Rosanne Cash album?  If there is a more annoying music industry practice, I'll have to think of it (suing your own customers?).

Anyway, this bonus track is a duet with Neko Case (!!) and is really awesome.  You can hear it on NPR (last track).  The List is due Tuesday -- make sure to check that you can download the track separately before running out and getting the CD.

Neko Case Hype Machine: Review round-up

Lots of reviews, naturally, for the one of the most blogged about releases in a while...

• The Hurst Review
• Paste
• PopMatters
• Pitchfork
• Glide

I'd call those mixed-to-positive.  Though I haven't heard the record, I think Josh Hurst makes some extremely valid points and reminds me why Case's recent work hasn't stuck with me.  But I'm really looking forward to hearing Middle Cyclone.

Neko Case Hype Machine: "Middle Cyclone" song download

You can download the title track from Neko Case's new album here.  Anti Records also has a little contest going on today - details here.  More goodies tomorrow over at Anti's blog.

Neko Case Hype Machine: Listen to 'Middle Cyclone' NOW!

On NPR. 

Thanks to Josh Hurst for the heads up.

Neko Case Hype Machine, inaugural posting

Allow me to join the leagues of middle-aged, mildy-horny-but-not-so-mildy-geeky male music bloggers around the world in hailing the impending release of Neko Case's new album Middle Cyclone, due in a little over a week from Anti- Records.  By now, you've surely downloaded the first single, and this Tuesday you can download it for Rock Band and play along (mmmmmm... geeky).

And don't miss this fantastic profile in the New York Times Magazine.

If I'm being entirely honest, I haven't been totally enthralled by a Neko album since Furnace Room Lullaby (though I really like Fox Confessor), but there is a perfect lurking inside this woman.  And when she is singing, who exactly would possibly complain?

New Neko Case - "People Got A Lotta Nerve"

Admit it - you've been waiting with bated breath for a track from Neko Case's new record Middle Cyclone (due March 3).  

Exhale.

 

UPDATE:  Turns out that Anti- is making a five dollar donation to Best Friends Animal Society for every blog post added with the song links.  You can also chip in by iLike'ing the song.  Details here.

Holy Crap! New Neko Case in March '09!

Anti Records has interrupted my celebration of 2008 with big effin' news for 2009.  Neko Case's latest will be released on March 3 (same day as Buddy & Julie Miller).

And can't we just go ahead and agree that this is the single best album cover in 2009, if not in the history of the universe...

   

Now I gotta get on home so I can watch Death Proof.

UPDATE:  Add Madeleine Peyroux to the slate of wonderful March releases.  Her new album Bare Bones will be released on March 10, featuring contributions from Joe Henry among others.