Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
At first, Case’s take on country was engaging, mostly because of her voice, which Case herself describes as “breathing through a fire hose.” “I’ve never really listened to my voice and gone, That is a quality instrument,” she told me. “It’s more like, O.K., that’s good and fucking loud.” She added, “I’m kind of the horn section of any band I’m in.
The New Yorker on Neko Case and her new album Middle Cyclone