Cat Power - The Covers Record Indie Leon Russell

Leon Russell

) that Bowie drops into the middle of "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)

its trilling vocals

his affection for turn-of-the-millennium intelligent dance music could almost qualify as classicist -- but there's a scuffed warmth to much of this album

they put to rest any notions that they aren't kings of their dystopian rock kingdom

Cat Power - The Covers Record Indie Leon RussellCat Power: Chan Marshall (vocals, guitar). Cat Power's (Chan Marshall) disarmingly naive music hits you in the gut with its bare simplicity. Her hurt, vibrato less tone is pure, velvety, and completely understated. In its simplicity, it seems to convey all the sadness of the world like a leafless tree silhouetted against slate gray sky heavy with rain clouds. Marshall accompanies herself on guitar, piano, or autoharp. Her arrangements are minimal