Cloudspeakers

The idea of a cover album makes sense. It is sometimes easy to forget that artists are also fans, so it's logical that they would want to emulate the people who inspire them to make music. More oft... Read more

In 2008, I not only saw Nick Cave and his magnificent Bad Seeds live this year at the Hollywood Bowl (a birthday gift from mi novia—thank you baby), Cat Power was there, Chan Marshall and her Dirty... Read more

Ordet fortolkning føles næsten lidt utilstrækkeligt, når man skal beskrive, hvad det var, Cat Power for præcis et år siden gjorde med en række evergreens fra rock, pop og jazz på sit coveralbum... Read more

Het popjaar 2008 begon met 'Jukebox', het album van Cat Power waarop zangeres Chan Marshall een ode bracht aan haar favoriete artiesten. En het jaar werd afgesloten met een prachtige dubbele 10 inc... Read more

Don’t be put off by the vinyl/digital only format, the Dark End of the Street EP is at least the equal of Jukebox, Chan Marshall’s earlier 2008 full length release, and should not be resigned to th... Read more

Dark End of the Street comprises six tracks which did not make it on to Jukebox, an album of covers released by Chan Marshall earlier this year, which was largely inspired by the success of 2000’s ... Read more

Musik skal høres på vinyl. Det er Chan Marshall, der også kalder sig selv Cat Power, og jeg rørende enige om. Derfor udkommer denne ep kun som vinyl, og i noget labert som en dobbelt 10". Ligesom h... Read more

Fans of Chan Marshall's molasses-like covers of classic songs got plenty to love in 2008: Early in the year, she released Jukebox, her second all-covers disc. Those inclined to track it down could ... Read more

Paul Simon and Chan Marshall—Cat Power, that is—share one thing. I remember Paul Simon, in interviews around the time Surprise was released, talked a lot about how his music is primarily an exercis... Read more

Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) is perhaps a more divisive figure than her music would suggest. Whilst possessing one of the most recognisable and distinctive voices in indie-rock, her recent care... Read more