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4 May 29th, 2009 

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Smooth,sexy, husky vocals whisper breathing new life into old classics . Has a live concert feel .

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I hate cover albums but  I LOVE this one . Reserve your judgement .

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If anyone can breath new life and cool into covering songs its Chan Marshall of Cat Power!

Jukebox, released in 2008 came with a sigh of relief from fans who had been waiting 8 years for the artist to re-immerge with something else to add to the collections. I dont think they were dissapointed.

As a rule I dislike cover albums but this one is just as good as her old The Covers Record (2000) and really shows off her maturity and experience in the field.

I like her ode to memphis blues The Greatist but this really gives us something fresh to tackle and in terms of listenability it is much fatter and more diverse making it 10 times more playable than The Greatest.

This album was recorded with her touring band The Dirty Delta Blues Band and I think this is what gives this album its live/session feel.

Ok so for those of you who haven't heard of her before, then I can only describe her voice as a beautiful combination of some of the best female vocalists to date: Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Beth Orton and weirdly enough Marianne Faithful (especially in 'Silver Stallion'). Her voice is smooth, deep and so smoulderingly sexy that you will be smitten forever!

If like me you hate cover albums, then fear not because although these cover tunes retain the sparkle that originally made them magical, she breathes new life into them; dressing them up with vibrant and airy drums and guitars and her voice teases them out playfully giving you back something different than what you would expect. The best way that I can describe the overal feeling of this is totally clever-cute.

The selection of songs are taken from the jazz, blues and soul era making this album really ecclectic. Overall it has a laid back easy listening feel and this album really has a way of making you feel at ease. I could definitely recommend giving Cat Power a try!

Summary: You will love CAT POWER even if you are a dog person.

 

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hughesmonger 21.06.2009 04:09

Good review. ^_^

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