"I tried to get the sexy gorilla costume. But they're out, so I got the standard one," Neko Case says. "But there's still boobies." Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Neko Case
Neko Case performs live at World Cafe Live (upstairs) in Philadelphia. Senia Lopez/WXPN hide caption
Neko Case On World Cafe
"Sometimes it's really difficult to explain what an emotion is," Neko Case says. "Art and music and poetry and things like that are a way to attempt that." Emily Shur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neko Case performs her newest album Hell-On live for WFUV Public Radio and NPR Music at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Gus Philippas/WFUV hide caption
First Listen Live: Neko Case, 'Hell-On'
Neko Case's highly anticipated Hell-On is on our short list of the best albums out June 1. Emily Shur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neko Case's Hell-On comes out June 1. Emily Shur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neko Case's new album, Hell-On, comes out June 1. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neko Case's Hell-On comes out June 1. Emily Shur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The self-titled album from case/lang/veirs, composed of Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs, is one of Folk Alley's favorites of 2016. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's 22, A Million is Stephen Thompson's favorite album of 2016. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
case/lang/veirs' self-titled album is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
case/lang/veirs On World Cafe
Laura Veirs, k.d. lang and Neko Case perform their collaborative album case/lang/veirs at OPB in Portland, Ore. OPBmusic hide caption
"Collaboration is one of the finest gifts of artistry," k.d. lang (center) says. Together, she, Neko Case (left) and Laura Veirs (right) are case/lang/veirs. Jason Quigley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neko Case, k.d. lang And Laura Veirs On The Art Of Working Together
The self-titled debut album by case/lang/veirs comes out June 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Neko Case On World Cafe
Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City was the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2013. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"I tried to get the sexy gorilla costume. But they're out, so I got the standard one," Neko Case says. "But there's still boobies." Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Neko Case's new album is called The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You. Emily Shur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption