Neko Case's new album "Middle Cyclone" comes out Tuesday, after a glorious week of pre-release streaming courtesy of NPR. (Plus a charming interview from Weekend Edition, here.)
Nobody sounds like Neko, and her voice alone is reason enough to pick this up. Along with the rest of her catalog. But her power goes so much deeper: the gothic folk mixed with experimental rock and successfully eccentric poetry ("What if a tornado were in love with you?" she dreamt, and spins the conceit into the album's wonderful opening track) cannot be found anywhere else.
There hasn't been enough time to digest the particulars of the album, but from first listen "Middle Cyclone" is the sound of an expert musician who is clearly in love with her craft. Listen.
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