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Furnace Room Lullaby
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Track Listing
- Set Out Running
- Guided By Wire
- Porchlight
- Mood To Burn Bridges
- No Need To Cry
- Twist The Knife
- Thrice All American
- We've Never Met
- Whip The Blankets
- South Tacoma Way
- Bought And Sold
- Furnace Room Lullaby
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #33828 in Music
- Released on: 2007-11-19
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
CD Description
Neko Case is a Canada-based country singer who got her start (as a drummer) in music in the rock band Maow. But she'd always wanted to pursue her love of country music--and went after it with a vengeance. Case was not weaned on pop/mainstream country: her voice has the back-country soul of Loretta Lynn (Patty Loveless is a good comparison, too). Her band isin-line with her voice: tight and crisp but with no Nashville gloss or pop-polish, featuring a lean, walloping honky-tonk twang right out of the '60s Buck Owens sound. Though her style is traditional, Case lyrically takes no prisoners--theassertive "Mood to Burn Bridges" tells busy-bodies where toget off, and the smoldering "Twist the Knife" vents--with elegance--her rage at a former lover. "Thrice All American" is a chillingly catchy anthem to/about Takoma, Washington. Those seeking a modern take on roots-oriented country sung by a classic voice, seek out Neko Case.
Customer Reviews
Great voice that makes up for the merely nuts and bolts competent songwriting
I couldn't put my finger on what's up with this clearly good but unsatisfying album. I just didn't enjoy it as much as I felt I should. I think it's because it's not as good as it seems on the surface.
If she didn't have that great voice this album would be forgotten and dismissed as mediocre work. The songs merge into one another as they all sound too similar and indistinct. There's not one bad song, but unfortunately there isn't any notable tracks either and no obvious highlight. Everything sounds the same. After it's finished it leaves no mark as I can't remember any tunes or lyrics from it.
It's worth pointing out that it's more consistently up-tempo and louder than you might expect.
All twelve songs are good and competent (and you would be happy if they were to come up on shuffle on your iPod) but as a whole album it isn't up to much. It's only 36 minutes but even at that short length it's too long to listen to in one sitting without getting bored.
I like to make EP playlists out of albums on my iPod. Tracks 3, 5, 7 and 12 made the cut.
