April 9, 2000
THE COVERS RECORD
By DAVE VEITCH

THE COVERS RECORD
Cat Power
(Matador)

Down at the end of lonely street, in the lounge of the Heartbreak Hotel, there's a jukebox that only plays this, the latest album from Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. Accompanied only by piano or acoustic guitar, Marshall deconstructs the songs of Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Moby Grape, The Velvet Underground, Smog, The Rolling Stones and others, rendering them stark, desolate, emotionally bracing and virtually unrecognizable. Her blank, icy voice is truly chilling; her propensity for altering cadence allows us to hear old, familiar songs in striking new ways.

Track Listing 1.(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
  02.Kingsport Town
  03.Devil's Daughter
  04.Naked If I Want To
  05.Swee Dee Dee
  06.In This Hole
  07.I Found A Reason
  08.Wild Is The Wind
  09.Red Apples
  10.Paths Of Victory
  11.Salty Dog
  12.Sea Of Love