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Cat Power
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Charlyn Marie Marshall, also known as Chan (pronounced “Shawn”) Marshall, was born in the U.S state of Georgia on 21 January 1972. After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Mark Moore, and others. She soon moved to New York City where, after opening for Liz Phair in 1994, she met Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, who encouraged her to record, and played on her first two albums, 1995’s Dear Sir and 1996’s Myra Lee. In 1996 she was signed to Matador Records, and released her third album, What Would the Community Think, which spawned a single and music video, “Nude as the News”.
Shortly following the release of What Would the Community Think Marshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog). The plan was to permanently retire from music but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of Moon Pix. The album was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three. [1] The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during the subsequent tours she grew tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 involving Marshall providing musical accompaniment to a series of screenings of the silent movie The Passion of Joan of Arc.
Shortly following the release of What Would the Community Think Marshall disappeared from the musical scene, initially working as a baby sitter in Portland, Oregon and then moving to a farmhouse in Prosperity, South Carolina with boyfriend Bill Callahan (who performs under the name Smog). The plan was to permanently retire from music but during a sleepless night resulting from a nightmare, Marshall wrote several new songs. These songs would make up the bulk of Moon Pix. The album was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne in eleven days with backing musicians Mick Turner and Jim White of the Dirty Three. [1] The album was well-received by critics, and gained her recognition in the indie rock scene. However, during the subsequent tours she grew tired of her own material. This resulted in a series of shows during 1999 involving Marshall providing musical accompaniment to a series of screenings of the silent movie The Passion of Joan of Arc.
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Cat Power - Who Knows Where The Time Goes
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Shoutbox
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MusicReviewInc wrote:
crossbones style is the best
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UBERSZMITU wrote:
even don't try bitch ill fistfuck your ass if you come.
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snominator wrote:
i am begging you on my knees, come to poland!!!
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he-war wrote:
A steady decline? Her new stuff is just as good if not better.
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drmn wrote:
I used to think of her music as boring too, but now... she's finally reached me. truly soulful music.
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squiggins wrote:
I admit, I haven't put a great deal of effort into much of her newer stuff, but my impression is that her career has been a steady decline from a great start.
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myinak wrote:
great pic...and she's making a new album now
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Ipothesis wrote:
just great!!
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deltronz3030 wrote:
What is this shit? Its boring.......
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LeeSkitzoDancer wrote:
can't you see, i'm on a losing streak
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milabelen wrote:
i love No Sense, it's one of my favorites songs of my life
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knapp814 wrote:
I can't believe "Back of your head" is #56 on the top tracks! Ridiculous!
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AlvoDT wrote:
Nice! New York is 14th! YAY :D
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KwazyKat wrote:
Luscious. Delectable. Smexy ;) ♥
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c3van5 wrote:
Cross Bones Style is by far my favourite.
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cultcultcult wrote:
my favorite is her live sinatra cover on that french thing. (mostly the rhodes organ :P)
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youngwilmita08 wrote:
ily catty pow pow <3
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bearfist wrote:
ehh i liked her voice in everything from dear sir-moon pix. And then you a free was kind of getting too much for me. Her newer stuff takes me a couple of listens through to really end up liking it, but overall i just can't relate. I always go back to the old stuff. The Space Oddity cover from what i heard in that car commercial wasn't too bad though. But i honestly just wish her voice was as nice as it used to be. oh well.. I'm sure when i'm much older, her music will begin to make more sense to me as it always does
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chancho48 wrote:
Cool
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LeLarsch wrote:
Less covers and more new, own songs plx or do a cool Dylan-cover.
Events
- Oct 10 Cat Power Warehouse Live, Houston, United States
- Oct 11 Cat Power Stubb's, Austin, United States
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22nd Annual Bridge School Benefit
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