Neko Case Debuts Animated Video For "Curse of the I-5 Corridor"
Today, Neko Case releases the NSFW animated video for the “winding, mysterious” (Pitchfork) “Curse Of The I-5 Corridor.”
The Mark Lanegan duet comes from Neko’s “unexpected, lush” (LA Times) new album ‘Hell-On,’ and the clip features an array of anthropomorphic genitalia.
Watch “Curse Of The I-5 Corridor” (directed and produced by Xan Aranda, with animation by Janice Chun) here:
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/282401441/1a1d28dc80
YouTube: https://youtu.be/t3lvpnuo57M
Also today, Song Exploder posts its new episode where Thao Nguyen of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down sits down with Neko to break down ‘Hell-On’ track “Last Lion Of Albion” — listen here: http://songexploder.net/neko-case
‘Hell-On’ is Neko’s “biggest, brightest-sounding album ever” (Billboard), and Rolling Stone says “her voice remains a force all its own.” Following accolades from The New York Times, Pitchfork, NPR, EW, The Guardian, and more for ‘Hell-On,’ Neko Case is preparing to hit the road for a tour of North America and Europe, featuring support from Destroyer (Solo) and Thao (of The Get Down Stay Down) — full dates below.
Praise for Neko Case and 'Hell-On'
"An attempt to confront challenges [Case] has faced simply by being a woman, and a celebration of the internal power she was able to unlock" - The New York Times
"'Hell-On' is one of [Case's] best...her voice remains a force all its own." - Rolling Stone
"No other album in [Case's] catalog is so musically rich and orchestrated." - Pitchfork
"'Hell-On' is [Case's] biggest, brightest-sounding album ever, full of pop melodies sung with a new verve." - Billboard
"'Hell-On' simply encapsulates Case's own singular vision" - NPR Music
"Soaring" - EW // "Exquisite" - Slate // "Unexpected, lush" - LA Times // "Gutting" - NY Mag // "Masterful" - A.V. Club // "Some of the best songs of 2018" - The Ringer // "A pitch-perfect roar of female defiance" - The Guardian // "A modern folk masterpiece" - SPIN
Tour Dates
August 10 — Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Music Festival
August 12 — Regina, SK @ Regina Folk Festival
September 5 — Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater^
September 6 — St. Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre^
September 7 — Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place^
September 8 — Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre^
September 9 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom^
September 11 — New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre^
September 12 — Birmingham, AL @ Iron City^
September 13 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse^
September 14 — Chapel Hill, NC @ Memorial Hall at UNC^
September 15 — Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater^
September 17 — Harrisburg, PA @ Sunoco Theater^
September 20 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre^
September 21 — Poughkeepsie, NY @ Bardavon 1869 Opera House^
September 24 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall^
September 25 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall^
September 26 — Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville^
September 27 — St. Johnsbury, VT @ Fuller Hall^
October 29 — Stockholm, SE @ Nalen
October 30 — Copenhagen, DK @ Bremen Theatre
November 1 — Berlin, DE @ Bi Nuu
November 2 — Cologne, DE @ Stadtgarten Cologne
November 4 — Brussels, BE @ Rotonde – Botanique
November 6 — Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
November 7 — Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
November 8 — London, UK @ Barbican
November 27 — Missoula, MT @ The Wilma+
November 28 — Bellingham, WA @ Mt. Baker Theatre+
November 29 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre+
November 30 — Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theatre+
December 1 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater+
December 3 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater+
December 4 — Chico, CA @ Sierra Nevada Brewing Company+
December 5 — San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater+
December 8 — San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park+
^ = with Thao (Of The Get Down Stay Down)
+ = with Destroyer (solo)