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Neko Case
Released 2002

I Wish I Was The Moon
03:35
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Stinging Velvet
02:56
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Pretty Girls
03:26
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- 1
- Things That Scare Me
- 02:30
- 10,491 plays

- 2
- Deep Red Bells
- 04:04
- 11,031 plays

- 3
- Outro With Bees
- 01:36
- 5,092 plays

- 4
- Lady Pilot
- 02:27
- 6,849 plays

- 5
- Tightly
- 02:16
- 6,847 plays

- 6
- Look For Me (I'll Be Around)
- 03:21
- 6,617 plays

- 7
- Stinging Velvet
- 02:56
- 7,250 plays

- 8
- Pretty Girls
- 03:26
- 6,867 plays

- 9
- I Missed The Point
- 01:53
- 5,595 plays

- 10
- Blacklisted
- 02:22
- 6,176 plays

- 11
- I Wish I Was The Moon
- 03:35
- 8,138 plays

- 12
- Runnin' Out Of Fools
- 03:06
- 6,195 plays

- 13
- Ghost Writing
- 03:54
- 5,412 plays

- 14
- Outro With Bees (Reprise)
- 02:25
- 1,826 plays

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album review

While the spare and often haunted sound of Neko Case's home-recorded Canadian Amp EP seemed at the time like a late-night detour from alt-country's leading songbird of the North, listening to Case's first full-length album following Canadian Amp suggests it may have been the first step along a new and different path for her. Blacklisted is a considerably darker and more understated affair than The Virginian or Furnace Room Lullaby, and its sometimes stark, sometimes elegant 3 a.m. sound is informed as much by pop, jazz, and blues flavors as the country & western-slanted melodies of her first two solo albums. Which isn't to say Blacklisted is a total departure for Neko Case; her big, bold, but silky smooth voice is still a thing of beauty, and if anything, she's still learning more remarkable things she can do with it, with the result being some of her finest and most insightful performances to date. And Case continues to grow as a songwriter; penning most of the album all by herself, Case is a lyricist willing to answer to both her heart and her head, and she had a fine ear for a melody to boot. With Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico, Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, Dallas Good of the Sadies, and Kelly Hogan all contributing to Blacklisted, Neko Case has crafted an album whose quiet drift only adds to its power; it's hard to say if hanging out with Nick Cave on tour had much of an influence on her, but this disc sounds a bit like Case's version of The Boatman's Call, a personal exploration of the heart and soul that proves sad and beautiful can often walk hand in hand. Highly recommended. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide