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Alternative country singer/songwriter Neko Case won a steadily growing cult audience for her smoky, sophisticated vocals and the downcast beauty of her music. Born in Alexandria, VA, Case moved around often as a child, spending the largest part of her youth in Tacoma, WA. She left her parents at age 15, and three years later she started playing drums for several bands around the Northwest’s punk rock scene. In 1994, she moved to Vancouver to enter art school, and simultaneously joined the punk group Maow, who released a record on the Mint label. She also played with roots rockers The Weasles, and eventually formed her own backing band, the Boyfriends, which initially featured alumni of The Softies, Zumpano, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.

Case released her solo debut, The Virginian, in 1997, delving wholeheartedly into traditional country via a mix of covers and originals. She went on to perform with Carolyn Mark in the old-timey side project The Corn Sisters, and recorded with the Vancouver indie supergroup The New Pornographers. In 1998, Case completed her studies, and with her student visa expired, she returned to Washington and began work on her second solo album. The lovely, melancholy Furnace Room Lullaby was released on Bloodshot Records in 2000 and won high praise from most critics.

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1	People Got a Lotta Nerve	1,725
2	This Tornado Loves You	1,604
3	Hold On, Hold On	1,318
4	Middle Cyclone	1,154
5	Polar Nettles	1,136
6	Vengeance Is Sleeping	1,101
7	I'm an Animal	1,047
8	Magpie to the Morning	1,044
9	Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth	992
10	The Next Time You Say Forever	987
11	Fever	952
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14	Don't Forget Me	897
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SAMASSACRE wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

:) please listen http://www.last.fm/music/Sin%C3%A9ad+And+The+Dawnbreakers

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3amConspiracy wrote:
Monday morning

Hey vote for the twizzler picture. Thats the best default pic!

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haagenNB wrote:
Sunday evening

"Things That Scare Me" auf Platz 28? Geht gar nicht! Hat hier eigentlich jemand Ahnung von guter Musik?

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misael_misael wrote:
last week

Prison girls, WOAH.

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KidWordpower wrote:
last month

You are a goddess.

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cknaz wrote:
last month

i like u

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saintdeuce wrote:
last month

Furnace Room Lullaby is incredible!

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Heather200408 wrote:
last month

loving the new album!

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JBarracudaL wrote:
last month

Twizzler picture, now and forever. <3

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mada11 wrote:
last month

did anyone else see her at the greek on fri? Great show man

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Catalanowned wrote:
last month

They played This Tornado Loves You... so great.

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Catalanowned wrote:
last month

OMG, she's on Conan! Had no idea.

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kcurrerbell wrote:
last month

This new picture is hot hot hot.

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3amConspiracy wrote:
last month

Neko will be on the Tonight Show this Thursday!!!!

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magnus90 wrote:
last month

Dissapointment!

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Go_Erin_Go wrote:
last month

hey is she going to be on conan this week...or is it just a rerun?

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truthtakestime wrote:
last month

Her set in Seattle tonight was bone-chilling. She's so funny, too. What a talent.

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Abracadaver wrote:
last month

I'm still pissed about last year. She came to Oklahoma City, and good music rarely comes through here. I was standing outside when the employees of the venue notified the crowed that Neko had canceled due to the venues sound equipment. I will drive to Dallas from now on. Maybe go see the Tallest Man on Earth.

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trackaghost wrote:
last month

Yay! The new album has finally been added! http://www.last.fm/music/Neko+Case/Middle+Cyclone

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streets-of-fire wrote:
last month

Haha. It is IMPOSSIBLE to compare Neko Case and Lily Allen... Neko Case kicks her ass any and every day.

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Jul 31 All Points West 2009 Music & Arts Festival Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ, New York, United States
183 shouts | 850 attendees
Jul 29 Neko Case Kimmel Center, Philadelphia PA, United States
2 shouts | 18 attendees
Aug 1 George Wein’s FOLK FESTIVAL 50 Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI, United States
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UK & EUROPEAN TOUR SEPTEMBER 2009

6 Jul 2009 | from www.nekocase.com/news/

SAT 9/5: Laois, IRE @ Electric Picnic Festival - http://www.ticketmaster.ie SUN 9/6: Gateshead, UK @ Sage - http://www.thesagegateshead.org MON 9/7: Glasgow, SCO @ Oran Mor - http://www.seetickets.com …

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