Case, Neko / Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, T
Album: Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, T   Collection:General
Artist:Case, Neko   Added:Sep 2013
Label:Anti-  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-09-15 Pull Date: 2013-11-17
Week Ending: Nov 17 Nov 10 Nov 3 Oct 27 Oct 20 Oct 13 Oct 6 Sep 29
Airplays: 1 4 2 2 4 4 5 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 03, 2024: entropy
I'm From Nowhere
4. Nov 23, 2018: Hanging in the bone yard
Where Did I Leave That Fire
2. Oct 21, 2022: Music Genealogy
Night Still Comes
5. May 31, 2018: The Flannel Underground
Calling Cards
3. Apr 12, 2019: Traditions
Bracing For Sunday
6. Mar 03, 2017: KZSU Time Traveler
Night Still Comes

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2013-09-07
Arguably the finest voice in rock/indie, lovely lush compositions utilize instruments that usually get all rootsy but they don’t here (despite Case’s association with the whole Hardly Strictly Bluegrass crowd). Case came to fame singing with New Pornographers, a band that along with the ilk of Decemberists pretty much broke whats referred to as “indie rock” these days (being cited in Penthouse as “the most beautiful woman in music” that year didn’t hurt either). This CD continues her delving into dark western tinged drama, as folks like Nick Cave did before her, and once again recording with Craig Schumaker down in Tucson with the likes of the Calexico guys, Howe Gelb, M. Ward, Kelly Hogan, AC Newman et al, pretty much an allstar cast. Fantastic, as always.

1) (2:40) waltzing, lovely airiness, serenity
2) (3:48) another ¾, with an an epic 70’s ballad feel
3) FCCs
4) (3:02) solo acoustic ballad
5) (2:19) big full band sound
6) FCCs (too bad cuz it’s a real charmer)
7) (2:37) lovely semi acoustic, upbeat
8) (4:08) hit quality, textured rock, lots of instruments all playing interesting stuff, strong beat
9) (2:21) chill, sparser ballad
10) Nick Cavey drama with bells, epic, sad, soaring
11) (3:27) starts with ambient sounds, then a soulful a cappela, chill until past midway a ¾ beat appears with layers of instrumentation, wow
12) (5:14) big epic with brass arrangements (CAREFUL, track ends with 53 seconds left, a silly burp at very end and comment)

Track Listing
1. Wild Creatures   7. Calling Cards
2. Night Still Comes   8. City Swan
3. Man   9. Afraid
4. I'm From Nowhere   10. Local Girl
5. Bracing For Sunday   11. Where Did I Leave That Fire
6. Nearly Midnight, Honolulu   12. Ragtime