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- Date Released: September 19, 2006
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Live Country/Folk
- Label: New West Records
The acclaimed indie songstress strips down for Austin City Limits
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Stripped of studio effects like overdubbing and Case's beloved reverb, the songs on Live from Austin, Texas have to stand or fall on their own, unadorned merits — and most prove quite sturdy. Recorded in August 2003, for an episode of the venerable Austin City Limits, Case performs a number of the songs from her then-current record, the splendidly edgy, almost menacing Blacklisted. The opener, "Favorite," and the chilling "Ghost Wiring" both work beautifully in acoustic, rootsy form. And on "Deep Red Bells," Case channels Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline as well as she does in the studio. But "Maybe Sparrow" might be the most convincing part of the show — an unplugged but still very "alt" bit of alt-country. The set also includes a surprising range of covers, from Dylan ("Buckets of Rain") to Sarah Vaughan ("Look for Me (I'll Be Around)") to Lisa Marr ("In California"). Two of the best come from Case's years on the indie rock scene: a rocking version of "Knock Loud," from the Vancouver band Bob's Your Uncle, and a pure country reading of "Hex" by Freakwater's Catherine Irwin.
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Following the release of her third album Blacklisted, Neko Case's reputation was beginning to expand beyond the boundaries of the alt-country community when she appeared on the celebrated roots music television showcase Austin City Limits, and Live from Austin, TX preserves the full 14-song set Case played for ACL's studio audience on August 9, 2003. Case's accompaniment is simple and spare on this set -- Jon Rauhouse on guitar, banjo and pedal steel, Tom V. Ray on bass and Kelly Hogan on vocal harmonies -- but Case's warm, rich voice is big enough to fill the room all by itself, and her partners provide just the right accents for the sad but resonant songs that dominate this performance. Perhaps Case's greatest virtue is her ability to sing with strength and authority without sounding histrionic, and that gift dominates this album; listen to her take on "Deep Red Bells" and you'll notice that while she gives a passionate performance that's deeply emotional and physically expressive, she has an intuitive sense of when to go full out and when to ease back, and the dynamics of the number are gorgeous, especially with just Rauhouse's banjo and Ray's bass filling out the arrangement. Live from Austin, TX is less ambitious than Case's 2004 live effort The Tigers Have Spoken, in terms of both accompaniment and material, but there's a simplicity and cohesion to this set that's beautiful and satisfying, and anyone who has been impressed with the artistry of her studio work (especially 2006's brilliant Fox Confessor Brings the Flood) will want to hear this concert in which her voice is given free reign.
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| 01. |  |
Favorite |
3:29 |  |
| 02. | |
Outro With Bees |
1:24 | |
| 03. | |
Behind The House |
3:02 | |
| 04. | |
Ghost Wiring |
2:42 | |
| 05. | |
Deep Red Bells |
3:45 | |
| 06. | |
Knock Loud |
2:17 | |
| 07. | |
Hex |
4:46 | |
| 08. | |
Maybe Sparrow |
2:40 | |
| 09. | |
Wayfaring Stranger |
3:00 | |
| 10. | |
Furnace Room Lullaby |
2:54 | |
| 11. | |
In California |
3:20 | |
| 12. | |
Buckets Of Rain |
2:48 | |
| 13. | |
Look For Me (I'll Be Around) |
3:25 | |
| 14. | |
Alone And Forsaken |
3:04 | |
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Credits
- David Cullen - Engineer // Chet Himes - Mixing // Kelly Hogan - Vocals // Kelly Hogan - Vocals // David Hough - Engineer // David Hough - Audio Engineer // Scott Newton - Photography // Jeff Peterson - Associate Producer // Neko Case - Guitar // Neko Case - Guitar // Neko Case - Vocals // Neko Case - Vocals // Katherine Delaney - Package Design // Jerry Tubb - Mastering // Clare Surgeson - Associate Producer // Clare Surgeson - Project Coordinator // Jon Rauhouse - Banjo // Jon Rauhouse - Guitar // Jon Rauhouse - Pedal Steel // Terry Lickona - Producer // Terry Lickona - Liner Notes // Gary Briggs - Producer // Gary Briggs - Mixing // Cameron Strang - Producer // Cameron Strang - Executive Producer // Mary Jurey - Project Coordinator // Emily Joyce - Associate Producer // Sharon Cullen - Audio Engineer // Gary Laird - Editing
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