Here’s the iTunes bonus track for Cat Power’s just-released Sun, a reverberating, sample-heavy cut called “Fire.” “You set the greatest thing on fire,” Marshall chants, bouncing her voice off of itself. Hear it at Quiet Room I Need You Now.

Next week, Cat Power releases her excellent new album Sun, her first LP of new material in six years and her first-ever foray into electronic pop textures. It’s the sort of thing that will show up on a whole lot of year-end best lists in a couple of months, and it is absolutely worth spending [...]

If you’re an indie rock fan of a certain vintage, then the phrase “Cat Power breakup record” might inspire a certain dread in your heart. You might have uncomfortable memories of watching Chan Marshall only barely gutting her way through solo performances, hiding behind her hair, sheepishly stuttering between songs,...

The singer songwriter's ninth album is set for release on September 10

We’ve heard two tracks from Sun, Cat Power’s forthcoming album, and both “Ruin” and “Cherokee” embrace pieces of pop music that we might have never expected to cross Chan Marshall’s radar: textured synths, polished programmed beats, Auto-Tune. On his remix of “Cherok...