Cat Power

Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on 21 January 1972. After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power, while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City, United States in 1992, then later opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to re...
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Cat Power - Dark End of the Street

As Cat Power’s career progresses it is increasingly clear that she is no ordinary singer songwriter; as if her initial slew of albums weren’t enough Chan Marshall has rebuilt herself from 2006 ... Read more

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Cat Power - Jukebox

Laat het vooraf duidelijk zijn: coverplaten kunnen ons maar matig bekoren. Ze willen te vaak iets verbergen: een impasse, writer's block, de verplichting om aan de slotakkoorden van een contract te... Read more

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Humo | nl | on 25/1/08
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Cat Power - Jukebox

The sexy hip-sway of a young woman against an old Wurlitzer, Cat Power’s Jukebox finds the once-troubled Chan Marshall still basking in the deep neon glow of Southern soul that so dominated The Gre... Read more

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Prefix | en | on 22/1/08
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Cat Power - Dark End of the Street

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

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iBYEN.dk | dk | on 8/1/09
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Cat Power - Jukebox

Chan Marshall maakt als Cat Power al een jaar of tien platen, en ze wordt nog altijd beter. Jukebox, album nummer negen, is in zekere zin een vervolg op The Covers Record uit 2000.   Liedje... Read more

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Cat Power - Jukebox

Long before Chanel declared an interest in her, the denim-clad elders of the music press fell hard for the woman known to her divorced, dysfunctional parents as Chan Marshall – and you can see why... Read more

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Cat Power - Jukebox

Chan Marshall is known for being a little unhinged - as anyone who has seen one of her rather unpredictable live shows will testify. Yet, over her 14 year career this connection with her more eccen... Read more

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musicOMH | en | on 21/1/08
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Cat Power - Dark End Of The Street EP

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

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Music-News | en | on 7/1/09
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Cat Power - Dark End of the Street

“Time takes its toll”, she purrs like Vesper Lynd draping over a baby grand. Chan Marshall certainly laps up a challenge like it’s a silky saucer of Motown-milk. The fact she can transform a ... Read more

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NME | en | on 4/12/08
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Cat Power - Jukebox

Chan Marshall is not the new Dylan, or even the old Dylan. But when she takes on Bobby Zimmerman on Jukebox, a sequel to 2000's The Covers Record, her approach is Dylanesque: She refashions materia... Read more

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