NEKO CASE ANNOUNCES ‘WILD CREATURES’, A 23-SONG CAREER RETROSPECTIVE ALBUM
April 19, 2022
Today the artist, producer and songwriter Neko Case is announcing ‘Wild Creatures’, a digital-only career retrospective album containing twenty-two of Neko’s most impactful tracks from her discography as well as one new song. Coming out this Friday, you can pre-order and pre-save it HERE.
The new song, “Oh, Shadowless”, will also debut with a new animated music video created by Laura Plansker on Friday at 12 pm ET via the below link.
“Oh, Shadowless” – Premiere on Friday, April 22 at 12 pm ET: https://nekocase.ffm.to/wildcreatures/youtube
The new song, “Oh, Shadowless”, will also debut with a new animated music video created by Laura Plansker on Friday at 12 pm ET via the below link.
“Oh, Shadowless” – Premiere on Friday, April 22 at 12 pm ET: https://nekocase.ffm.to/wildcreatures/youtube
Also on Friday, fans are invited to visit nekocase.com where ‘Wild Creatures’ is expanded in its presentation to feature new and animated artwork by Laura Plansker for each of its 23 tracks. Songs from the compilation will play in real time while scrolling through the site to read short essays and track-by-track commentary from guest contributors celebrating Neko’s two decades of solo work including long time collaborators A.C. Newman, Dan Bejar and M. Ward, culture-defining contemporaries David Byrne, Shirley Manson, Jeff Tweedy and Rosanne Cash and new generations of artists like Waxahatchee, Julien Baker, Kevin Morby, Allison Russell and Margo Price. In addition, folklorist Adrienne Mayor, ANTI- Records president Andy Kaulkin, and longtime New Yorker staff writer & author Susan Orlean also contributed pieces, among many others.
Later this month, Neko and her band will embark on a North American tour in support of ‘Wild Creatures,’ including stops in Los Angeles, Austin and Seattle. Additional dates announcing today include stops in Brooklyn, Nashville, Minneapolis, and more. All shows are on sale this Friday, April 22.
Additionally, Neko is announcing her first-ever official streaming performance entitled ‘Wild Creatures: Live From The Lung.’ Recorded from Neko’s home studio in Vermont, the event, powered by Mandolin, will take place on Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 pm ET for paid subscribers of her weekly Substack newsletter Entering The Lung: https://nekocase.substack.com/
TOUR DATES
04/28 – The Music Hall – Portsmouth, NH ~
04/29 – Higher Ground Ballroom – Burlington, VT ~
5/19 – Wild Creatures: Live From The Lung – Streaming Event For Substack Subscribers
5/19 – Wild Creatures: Live From The Lung – Streaming Event For Substack Subscribers
05/28 – Levon Helm Studios – Woodstock, NY ~
05/29 – Levon Helm Studios – Woodstock, NY ~
06/01 – Paramount Theatre – Austin, TX +
06/02 – Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX +
06/03 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX +
06/04 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX +
06/07 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA #
06/08 – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay – San Diego, CA #
06/10 – Theatre at the Ace Hotel – Los Angeles, CA #
06/11 – Fremont Theater – San Luis Obispo, CA #
06/12 – The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA #
06/13 – The Center for the Arts – Grass Valley, CA #
06/15 – Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC %
06/16 – Woodland Park Zoo – Seattle, WA %
06/17 – Pioneer Courthouse Square – Portland, OR *
06/18 – Bing Crosby Theater – Spokane, WA %
06/19 – Egyptian Theatre – Boise, ID %
06/22 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO ^
06/23 – The Admiral Theater – Omaha, NE **
06/24 – Sheldon Concert Hall – St. Louis, MO **
08/28 – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN ~~
8/29 – Bijou Theatre – Knoxville, TN ~~
09/01 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN ~~
09/02 – Pabst Theatre – Milwaukee, WI ~~
09/03 – Out of Space @ Temperance Beer Co. – Evanston, IL ^^
09/04 – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
09/06 – White Eagle Hall – Jersey City, NJ ##
09/07 – Emerson Colonial Theatre – Boston, MA ##
09/08 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY ##
09/09 – Filene Center at Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA ++
09/10 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA ##
09/12 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC ##
09/13 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA ##
9/16 – Alaska Center for the Performing Arts – Anchorage, AK
9/17 – Hering Auditorium – Fairbanks, AK
with Kara Jackson ~
M. Ward +
Leyla McCalla #
Gabby Moreno %
Indigo Girls *
Andrew Bird / Iron & Wine ^
Bendigo Fletcher **
She & Him ++
Disq ~~
Courtney Marie Andrews ^^
Sean Rowe ##