Name: The Greatest
Brand: Cat Power

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375 Media

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Release date

2016-08-12

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5970761

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744861074304

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2006-09-15

5868702

744861074427

Artist

Cat Power

Label EU

Matador

Genre EU

Singer Songwriter

<p>Cat Power is the recording/performing moniker of American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall. Born on January 21, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, she initially used the name "Cat Power" for her first band in Atlanta during the early 90s. Since then, it has become her stage name.</p>

U.S. independent label based in NYC; for company roles and copyrights please consider [l390562] for the USA, [l=Matador Records Ltd.] for the UK company division and the generic company profile relating to either legal entities [l=Matador Records (2)] 
[b]Note that while some Matador releases are exclusive to North America or Europe, they use one numbering system for all releases, so it is not necessary to enter them under separate labels.[/b]

The Matador label began in 1989 when [a=Chris Lombardi] dragged the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton Tiers’ Fun City studio to record OLE-001, ...and there was light. Run out of Chris’ New York apartment, Lombardi added artists such as the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk to the initial roster. Joined by longtime Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990, Matador experienced its first taste of crazed media attention & big sales with the North American release of Teenage Fanclub’s debut long-player, A Catholic Education. Over the years, the label has moved from shoebox sized offices to larger and larger complexes, the staff has grown from 2 to 24, and the roster has simply exploded. As well as functioning as the North American home to Pavement, Liz Phair and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Matador has helped artists such as Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Cornelius, Solex, Pizzicato Five, Helium and the Arsonists reach audiences worldwide.

Matador has also served as the North American licensee for a number of exceptional international acts, including Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, Red Snapper, Arab Strap and others. Since 1996, Matador has maintained separate offices and staff in London. In addition to supervising the promotion, sales and marketing of Matador titles on the continent, Matador Europe has also licensed recordings from some of North America’s most acclaimed new artists, M. Ward, Sleater-Kinney, Modest Mouse, and Superchunk to name a few.

While Matador has often been characterized (not by the label itself) as an underground or "indie" rock label, over the years, the label’s musical direction has grown, to the point where many hip hop, electronic and experimental acts play as prominent a role in the label’s sound & future as any number of singer/songwriters and rock bands. Sometimes all of the above converge.

During the 1990s, Matador entered into partnerships with [l=Atlantic] and [l=Capitol Records]. In 1999, Lombardi & Cosloy purchased back Capitol's 49% share of the label, and in 2002, [l613604] purchased 50% of the legal entities behind the Matador label / imprint [l390562] and [l291335] and took over Matador's worldwide marketing.

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<p>'the greatest' adds to cat power's singular sound all the elements that make an al green record great: memphis horns, funky string arrangements, smooth background vocals. "lived in bars" is a hypnotic song that seems to start in the middle of the night and flow backward like water upstream to the source of a good time. many songs hearken back to earlier in cat power's career, like the surface simplicity of "willie" much more complicated upon deeper listen - and like "where is my love," which sounds like it could be the first song she ever wrote, and also the one to which she has always aspired. "living proof," on the other hand, has an almost gospel-like swing that stands in contrast to the quieter songs. the ethereal title track is the missing link between big star 3rd and the 21st century; if alex chilton were today a beautiful young woman, he'd sound like this.</p>

The Greatest

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Discover The Greatest by Cat Power on vinyl and CD formats from Matador. A unique blend of soulful vocals and intricate arrangements.