NEKO CASE - BLACKLISTED (IMPORT LP)

Neko Case Blacklisted On Import Vinyl! 

Neko Case's third solo effort is a moody, atmospheric affair that both satisfies and mystifies. Recorded in Tucson with a stellar band that includes Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino, Blacklisted charms you with its haunting, reverb-soaked songs, most of which were written by Neko Case herself. The lyrics are impressionistic and, at times, inscrutable. "Fast train, where do your passengers wait?" she sings in the title song. "What's at the heart of your engine's rage?" While it's not always clear what Neko Case is getting at, the overall mood of the album is one of loss and melancholy. Soaring above it all is Case's remarkable Patsy Cline-meets-Judy Garland voice, which she uses to great effect on the album's two torchy cover songs: Sarah Vaughan's Look for Me (I'll Be Around) and Aretha Franklin's Running Out of Fools.

Neko Case Blacklisted Track Listing

1. Things That Scare Me 
2. Deep Red Bells 
3. Outro With Bees 
4. Lady Pilot 
5. Tightly 
6. Look For Me (I'll Be Around) 
7. Stinging Velvet 
8. Pretty Girls 
9. I Missed The Point 
10. Blacklisted 
11. I Wish I Was The Moon 
12. Runnin' Out Of Fools 
13. Ghost Wiring