Chan Marshall famously took years and spent a shit-ton of her own money to record the new Cat Power album Sun. That decision made for a great album, but it may have bit her in the ass financially.…   Read Story »

In the video for "Cherokee," the single from Cat Power's excellent new album Sun, Chan Marshall engages in zombie laser battle in some sort of immaculately designed apocalyptic future. Marshall…   Read Story »

Here's the iTunes bonus track for Cat Power's just-released Sun, a reverberating, sample-heavy cut called "Fire." "You set the greatest thing on fire," Marshall chants, bouncing her voice off of…   Read Story »

It's Cat Power release week -- stream the new Sun here -- so things are getting busy on Chan Marshall's end as she continues to promote the record. Today, she offered up a teaser for the forthcoming…   Read Story »

Summer is ending! And you have some work to do. Did you experience that season-defining moment? That rooftop conversation, that carefree weekend of intense interpersonal bonding? Did you find the…   Read Story »

Next week, Cat Power releases her excellent new album Sun, her first LP of new material in six years and her first-ever foray into electronic pop textures. It's the sort of thing that will show up on…   Read Story »

If you're an indie rock fan of a certain vintage, then the phrase "Cat Power breakup record" might inspire a certain dread in your heart. You might have uncomfortable memories of watching Chan…   Read Story »

We've heard two tracks from Sun, Cat Power's forthcoming album, and both "Ruin" and "Cherokee" embrace pieces of pop music that we might have never expected to cross Chan Marshall's radar: textured…   Read Story »

Last month, Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, released her first single since 2006, "Ruin." The track comes from her forthcoming Matador long-player, Sun, which is Marshall's first album of entirely…   Read Story »

It's our first mixtape of summer! Accordingly, you should probably just act first and think later and just download it with reckless abandon, as you should do absolutely everything now that it is the…   Read Story »