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Myra Lee

Cat Power

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Album Review

The 1996 album Myra Lee presents a more diverse and fully developed version of Cat Power's music, ranging from the winding, acoustic menace of "Enough" to the sinewy rock of "We All Die." Introspective epics like "Great Expectations," "Faces," and "Wealthy Man" use churning tempos and spiraling guitars to convey Chan Marshall's melancholy musical vision, but gentler songs like the trembling cover of Hank Williams' "Still in Love" and originals like "Top Expert" and "Ice Water" are parts of the picture as well, adding warmth and roundness to the album. As always, Marshall's yearning voice lends extra emotion to her songs, whether it's her clear, soaring vocals on the new version of "Rockets" or her distant, half-heard moans on the final track, "Not What You Want," which sounds genuine to the point of eavesdropping. This raw, overheard sound infuses Myra Lee with a sonic honesty that matches the album's heartfelt songwriting.

Customer Reviews

yes

this is an excellent record. bought it on a whim without having any real idea what the band was about. ended up listening to the entire thing thru my headphones and was simply blown away. buy it if you enjoy music.

Early Cat Power is a revelation

Like many I came to Cat Power's music by way of her more recent works, but these early pieces are amazing and quite different from her more "polished" songs. She sounds like PJ Harvey on some of these tunes. Amazing!

Awesome

It’s a good record to blast loudly - and I agree, reminds me of PJ Harvey. Also the last track should be titled “Not What You Want” not “Now What You Want"

Biography

Born: January 21, 1972 in Atlanta, GA

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Penning songs that are offbeat in narrative, but literate and emotionally revealing, and performing them in a soulful, idiosyncratic style that reveals both strength and fragility, Cat Power was one of the most acclaimed singer/songwriters to emerge from the 1990s indie rock scene, a one of a kind artist unafraid...
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