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Chan Marshall’s new aesthetic is…
That’s a challenging sentence to finish. The latest Cat Power album, Sun, incorporates elements of pop, jazz, grunge rock and even rap. At the Electric Factory last night, her live show wove in as many influences, and then some. For starters, you heard right; Cat Power has a blonde pixie cut. She has a backing band that looks like the group of kids who smoked cigarettes in high school in the 80’s. She walked out to “New God Flow” by Kanye West and Pusha T. She played mostly from her new album and had a video for almost every track. Each visual was distinct from the one before it. Clearly, a considerable amount of thought went into how the show would look, sound, and even feel emotionally. As for the train of thought that determined the show’s aesthetic – or Cat Power’s, for that matter – it was hard to follow. Continue reading
