I've heard it, and the review below is right on. It covers a diversity of styles, from pop to gospel to country and beyond. It's got an anaglog vibe, and is a little reverb-heavy, giving it a kind of mysterious, vintage, feel -- noir indeed, and the influence of Calexico's Joey Burns there, I believe. --Shawn From the review below, it sounds like a winner. Has anyone heard an advance copy of it? Neko Case - "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" (Anti- / Epitaph) Bridging all kinds of musical syles effortlessly with her highly emotive, smoky voice, NEKO CASE has created a masterpiece with Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. This Virginian-born, Tacoma-raised alt-diva got her career started in a big way when she moved to Vancouver and joined THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (with whom she still records and tours). Case brings an inherent understanding of country music an all of its' possible range of feelings to the table on this new disc, but it's in no way a country album (or even an alt-country album, for that matter...). Case is country like DUSTY SPRINGFIELD or TOWNES VAN ZANT was... she's actually more of a country-noir artist than anything else. It's an emotive starting point, but the music in no way stops or ends there. Standout tracks include "Hold On, Hold On" and "That Teenage Feeling", but this disc is so spansive and beautiful that I suppose any or all may emerge as your personal fave. In this day and age of a "hit" song surrounded by dozen other also-rans, it is certainly refreshing to hear such a fully realized effort throughout an entire disc. If you're already a Neko fan, you'll no doubt notice how wonderfully Fox Confessor Brings The Flood sounds... you already know what a great singer and songwriter she is. For the uninitiated, get ready to discover a wonderfully talented artist. Helped on this new album by folks like THE BAND's GARTH HUDSON and fellow cosmic cowboys THE SADIES (another band that Neko has performed with, and worth checking out, too...), Case is just hitting her stride. If you don't believe me, put Fox Confessor Brings The Flood in your car stereo and take a little ride... Written by Dan Reed --- audities-owner@smoe.org wrote: > The Audities Digest: for the discussion of insanely > great pop > Volume 4 : Issue 76 : "text" Format > > Messages in this Issue: > Re: Free mp3 sites? ["AssociationWorks" > ] > Re: Free mp3 sites? ["pOpBaNg" > ] > Re: Free mp3 sites? > ["steveferra" ] > Fwd: Josh Rouse: A New album entitled Subtitulo > and a new tour for the New Year > [Hersh > Forman ] > Re: Fwd: Josh Rouse: A New album entitled > Subtitulo and a new tour for the New > ["Michael Curry" > ] > Re: The Onion reviews Love Monkey [William > Rabeneck ] > Re: The Onion reviews Love Monkey [Michael > vg ] > Re: The Onion reviews Love Monkey > ["Michael Curry" > ] > Re: The Pillows > [markeichelberger@comcast.net (Mark Eichelberger)] > Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings The Flood > > [markeichelberger@comcast.net (Mark Eichelberger)] > Re: Free mp3 sites ["Swim Taxi" > ] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:58:42 -0800 > From: "AssociationWorks" > > To: > Subject: Re: Free mp3 sites? > Message-ID: > <002801c632c6$6c606d50$6401a8c0@Franklin> > > LimeWire.Com > > You'll find stuff you won't find on iTunes or > Napster... > and it's FREE! > > Jeff > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:02:06 -0000 > From: "pOpBaNg" > To: > Subject: Re: Free mp3 sites? > Message-ID: > <001901c632e8$7c90e570$c28c9053@e51e0836068b46f> > > www.download.com > > www.purevolume.com > > www.strangereaction.com > > www.artrocker.com > > http://burningworld.blogspot.com/ > > http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/ > > http://theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:20:46 -0000 > From: "steveferra" > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Free mp3 sites? > Message-ID: > > Arthur, > > I've been linking to several free mp3s every day on > my site at: > > http://absolutepowerpop.blogspot.com > > For example, I've got links to free full mp3 albums > by Dave Stoops > (just featured on Not Lame), the first album by The > Happies, and an EP > by the Spectacular Fantastic that features a great > cover of Del > Shannon's "Runaway", not to mention individual > tracks from several > different artists, all of which are made available > by the artists free > on their sites. > > > --- In audities@yahoogroups.com, arthurbang2@... > wrote: > > > > > > I know that Myspace has been really great, and in > a way is the next > mp3.com, but not all bands allow you to download > their songs, just > stream them online. Does anyone know of a site that > has a good number > of free mp3's from various artists? I'm looking for > some new stuff to > put on my ipod. > > > > Also, the latest thing I purchased from iTunes was > the new CD by The > Elected and I've spun it several times so far. It's > really great. > > > > Arthur > > http://www.myspace.com/arthurbang2 > > http://www.last.fm/user/arthurbang > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:50:40 -0800 (PST) > From: Hersh Forman > To: Audities > Subject: Fwd: Josh Rouse: A New album entitled > Subtitulo and a new tour for the New Year > Message-ID: > <20060216155040.46213.qmail@web53003.mail.yahoo.com> > > Heads up to any Josh Rouse fans: New CD and tour > coming! > > Josh Rouse and Bedroom Classics > wrote: Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 > 10:31:04 -0800 > From: Josh Rouse and Bedroom Classics > > To: hiforman@yahoo.com > Subject: Josh Rouse: A New album entitled Subtitulo > and a new tour for the > New Year > > A New Year brings a new Josh Rouse record and tour > > Josh's new album Subtitulo comes out March 20th > (Europe)/March 21st (US & Canada). > > Be sure to visit our newly redesigned joshrouse.com > to pre-order your copy of the album (on both CD and > a special limited vinyl edition with completely > different artwork). And remember, if you pre-order > it here from us directly before March 19th, we will > send you a link to download and listen to Josh's > "Dress Rehearsal" performance and, for those of you > in the US, our good friends at PASTE (who will be > sponsoring our North American tour) are offering > free subscription to their wonderful magazine. Also, > be sure to pick up a copy of the Bedroom Classics, > Vol. 2 while supplies last. > > Josh will be taking Subtitulo on the road, beginning > with a run of dates in North America in April, > followed by European dates in May and June. Look for > another email shortly with specific information on > how to pre-order tickets for selected dates on our > US tour. > > US Tour Dates: > > 4/1 Atlanta, GA @ The Variety Playhouse > 4/3 Annapolis, MD @ Ram's Head > 4/4 Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere > 4/6 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live > 4/7 New York, NY @ Town Hall > 4/8 Boston, MA @ The Paradise > 4/10 Montreal, QUE @ Cabaret Music Hall > 4/11 Toronto, ONT @ The Mod Theatre > 4/13 Chicago, IL @ Park West > 4/14 Madison, WI @ The Orpheum Stage Door Theater > 4/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center > 4/18 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall > 4/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater > 4/21 Seattle, WA @ Nuemo's Crystal Ballroom > 4/22 Vancouver, BC @ The Red Room > 4/24 Austin, TX @ The Cactus Cafe > 4/25 Austin, TX @ The Cactus Cafe > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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