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Song Of The Day

Cat Power: The 'Dark End' Of Depressive Soul

A dark tale of cheating lovers that's a chronicle of trouble foretold ("They're gonna find us someday"), "Dark End of the Street" is a hard song to mess up. The best versions have an air of enervated misery which Cat Power, the human embodiment of enervated misery, nails completely.

Dark End of the Street

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World Cafe

Cat Power Remakes the 'Jukebox'

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Southern-born singer-songwriter Chan Marshall is no stranger to covers. Under the Cat Power moniker, Marshall has released eight albums, two of them collections in which she reworks the classics. The latest is Jukebox. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

Cat Power in Studio on World Cafe 3/6/08

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Live in Concert

Cat Power In Concert

Cat Power is the music of Chan Marshall, a Southern-born singer-songwriter with a soulful, heart-wrenching voice. In a decade-long career, her music has evolved from spare, angst-ridden rock to lush, warm soul, while always intimate and mesmerizing. Hear Cat Power in a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.

Hear Cat Power In Concert

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Cat Power Takes on Soul With 'The Greatest'

Over the last decade, Chan Marshall, who's known as Cat Power, has made a name for herself in the indie-rock world. On her latest album, The Greatest, she traveled to Memphis, where she recorded with some of the city's legendary soul musicians. The mix makes for a slow but infectious record.

Cat Power Takes on Soul With 'The Greatest'

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All Songs Considered

Cat Power, Alison Balsom, Refugee All Stars

A taste of soul music from Cat Power; former Belle and Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell; Bach from trumpeter Alison Balsom; Stray Cats rockabilly bassist Lee Rocker and more.

Cat Power, Alison Balsom, Refugee All Stars

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