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ACL review: Neko Case
A surprisingly small crowd was on hand to see sometime New Pornographer Neko Case at 4:30 p.m. Sunday on the AMD Stage. Case and her band have been touring on her successful 2006 release “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” for two and a half years, and this was their last show of the tour. According to her Web site, she has a new album coming in 2009, and she played a few new songs at ACL.
The lack of interest in her performance may have been because Case’s music is fairly mellow, especially for a festival setting. This isn’t the Racontuers, or even the New Pornographers. Regardless, her voice is beautiful and it was on display in crowd-pleasers off “Fox Confessor” such as “Margaret vs. Pauline,” “Hold On, Hold On” and “Maybe Sparrow.” The new material was mostly in the same vain as “Fox Confessor,” abstract country tunes that allow her vocals to shine.
Other highlights included “I Wish I Was The Moon” from her self-titled 2002 release and an emotional cover of Harry Nilsson’s “Don’t Forget Me,” which she said will appear on the new album. Case also offered up some amusing banter to the crowd, and closed the set with the romping “John Saw That Number,” also from “Fox Confessor.”
Photo: Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN
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By Stickfart
September 28, 2008 10:25 PM | Link to this
She was amazing. the crowd didnt deserve her.