{"id":28258,"date":"2018-03-12T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=28258"},"modified":"2018-03-12T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T22:27:11","slug":"check-out-title-track-from-neko-cases-impending-hell-on-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2018-03\/check-out-title-track-from-neko-cases-impending-hell-on-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Title Track From Neko Case’s Impending “Hell-On” Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Long-time Lefort-fave Neko Case<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has unveiled the title-track of her impending new album, Hell-On<\/strong><\/em>, to be released June 1st by Anti-<\/strong>. You can read below the italicized precis of\u00a0Ms. Case’s<\/strong> new album, which can be pre-ordered HERE<\/strong>. \u00a0We can’t wait!<\/p>\n

As you will hear below, the new song is a musically-complex and beguiling affair filled with intelligence, pluck and poesy (see lyrics at bottom), all trademarks of Ms. Case<\/strong>, including the following inspirational verses:<\/p>\n

“God is a lusty tire fire
\nIts bristles scrape and strike the stage
\nA rock, paper, scissors’ rage
\nHave mercy on the natural world”<\/p>\n

and:<\/p>\n

“My voice is a fracture
\nFor shinbone’s lust
\nPounding barefoot ground
\nIt lifts you up and sits you just
\nJust at sorrow’s waterline”<\/p>\n

Ms. Case<\/strong> on the new album:<\/p>\n

“My name is Neko Case<\/span>. I am a music producer, songwriter, and musician. I just finished a record called Hell-On with a cast of talented musicians, techs, label folks, and friends.<\/em><\/p>\n

“What I want you to know about me isn\u2019t too much, nor do I want to over talk it. What you take away on your own, as a listener is most important. I worked really hard and I was present for every second of this project. Producing a record is a huge task and there were times I was deep in the weeds, but that is normal for a record that takes a year plus. The weeds aren\u2019t so bad. There were a lot of break-through moments, belly-laughs, sleepless nights, and grubby, shiny jeans. In the end it was all worth it and I am so proud of how it turned out, and I am so grateful to have worked with such dedicated, giving artists to make it happen.<\/em><\/p>\n

“There were a few challenges during the making of this record from small (scheduling difficulties, and occasional miscommunication) to large (my house burning down while I was overseas.) But none of them are the story of this recording, the songs are the story. They are my best self. They are everything I\u2019ve worked for since I was a kid, whether I knew it or not. I write songs from a feeling of solidarity with folks who feel alone or isolated, I think I\u2019m trying to comfort people in this way. It\u2019s not a forceful way rather ‘no commitment necessary;’ take it if you want it, take it as you can. My style is odd, I don\u2019t know what genre this is. I don\u2019t have a pretty voice or a trained voice, and I am constantly disappointed that I don\u2019t have a ‘tough’ voice, no matter how hard I practice, but it\u2019s mine, and for all its loud, heavy-handed, nasal, vibrato-less qualities I accept it. The closest sound I have found to compare it to is Bulgarian Folk singing. My Eastern ancestors could have been proud of me a century ago? I could have been a droning ‘caller of wasps’ perhaps? I just invented that job, I like the sound of it.<\/em><\/p>\n

“The songs are who I believe myself to be and that will change, but for now that\u2019s how it is and I\u2019m very satisfied with that.”<\/em><\/p>\n