Neko Case, born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1970, is an American singer-songwriter with one of the most powerful voices in alt-country — and a member of the New Pornographers since 1999. Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006) and Middle Cyclone (2009) are where to start. Find Neko Case vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Neko Richelle Case was born in Alexandria, Virginia on September 8, 1970. She was raised in multiple American cities and had a difficult childhood. She relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1990s where she studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. She has been active as a member of the indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers since 1999 alongside her solo career. Her distinctive voice - powerful and emotionally direct, drawing on classic country and pop traditions - has been widely cited. Her 2006 album Fox Confessor Brings the Flood and 2009 follow-up Middle Cyclone established her as one of the most important contemporary alt-country singer-songwriters. She has continued releasing material across multiple decades.
Neko Case's sound combines alt-country, indie rock, country, indie folk, alternative rock, Americana, and chamber pop with her distinctive vocal delivery (multi-octave range and emotional directness), atmospheric production approaches, and lyrical content addressing nature, animals, relationships, and personal experience drawing on autobiographical material.
Bloodshot Records, ANTI-, Mint, and Lady Pilot Recordings pressings of the Neko Case catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Neko Case typically start with Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006) or Middle Cyclone (2009).
