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Neko Case

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Neko Richelle Case is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. Case's singing voice has been described by contemporaries and critics as a "flamethrower", her "powerhouse [voice] seems like it might level buildings," "a 120-mph fastball," and a "vocal tornado". Critics also note her idiosyncratic, "cryptic," "imagistic" lyrics, and credit her as a significant figure in the early 21st-century American revival of the tenor guitar.

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What Neko Case said · 6 records

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Celia & Johnny
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco ·2024
"I do not have this record, which surprises me. It's gonna seem extra special on vinyl, I think, because there's just something about putting the needle down and then the kind of the breath holding and then she starts to sing that is so heartbreaking and beautiful."
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At Home
Shocking Blue ·1969
"This is one of my favorite bands of all time. Talk about powerful singing voices. Um, the shocking blue at home. The singles love."
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Redd Kross
Redd Kross ·2024
"I got the new Redd Kross record. They're one of my favorite bands of all time, and I think they're the greatest live band in the United States."
Watch this moment 6:31
October File
Die Kreuzen ·1986
"I got a CD copy of Dryson's October File. It's one of my favorite records of all time. There's something about the guitar sound that is really fantastic and I often try to emulate myself and there was something about it that was just so like immediate."
Watch this moment 11:20
Braver Newer World
Jimmie Dale Gilmore ·1996
"He's another person who gets a lot of credit for being a great songwriter, but just not enough. Like of all the Texas songwriters, you know, they're great, but this guy, he can break the [__] out of your heart."
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