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• Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter whose mixture of country, blues and noirish storytelling has led her to solo success in the world of Alternative Country and as a member of the Rock band The New Pornographers. Her latest album, Middle Cyclone, was released March 3, 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Genre: Alternative Country
  2. Born: September 8, 1970
  3. Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
  4. Years active: 1994 - present
  5. Labels: Mint, Bloodshot, Lady Pilot, Matador, Anti-
  6. Solo albums: 6
  7. Member of the Indie Rock band The New Pornographers
  8. Voted "Sexiest Babe of Indie Rock" by Playboy magazine.
  9. Banned from the Grand Ol' Opry for taking her shirt off during a performance

• Background

  Although she grew up in Tacoma, Washington, she moved to Vancouver to attend school where she started out by playing drums in a number of bands. After forming her own band a releasing two albums with them, she went out on her own for the 2002 album Blacklisted. The album was a critical success and helped bring her to the forefront of the Alternative Country scene.

• Solo Albums

  • 1997: The Virginian
  • 2000: Furnace Room Lullaby
  • 2001: Canadian Amp EP
  • 2002: Blacklisted
  • 2004: The Tigers Have Spoken
  • 2006: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
  • 2009: Middle Cyclone

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