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Watch Cat Power Perform New Song, 'Bully'

Posted 4-11-13 by
Tags: Cat Power

Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall,  took six years to release 2012's Sun, but earlier this week the singer performed a new song on the BBC's "Later Live ... with Jools Holland." The spare, sharp track, called "Bully," has made appearances in Cat Power sets as well, a starker counterpoint to the lush production embracing the songs of Sun. Watch the video of "Bully" after the jump.

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Cat Power And Grimes Run Into Tour Troubles

Posted 10-31-12 by
Tags: Cat Power, Grimes

Two women with two of the strongest albums of the year, Grimes (Visions) and Cat Power (Sun), have run into serious tour travails due to medical — and financial — reasons. Grimes has cancelled her autumn European tour due to health reasons while Cat Power says she might have to bow out of her European shows because of medical problems  and bankruptcy.

 

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending October 7

Posted 10-2-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Bob Mould, Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr., Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Matt and Kim, Stars, Two Door Cinema Club, Yeasayer

 Matt and Kim storm onto the TAS Top 20 with Lightning while Divine Fits don't need a tantrum to get to No. 1 on the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 30

Posted 9-25-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Bob Mould, Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr., Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Stars, The Mountain Goats, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Yeasayer

The Mountain Goats gambol onto the TAS Top 20 while Grizzly Bear still roams the peak of this week's album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 23

Posted 9-18-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Bob Mould, Cat Power, Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Yeasayer

Bob Mould and Two Door Cinema Club segue onto the TAS Top 20 while Divine Fits shadow Cat Power's Sun and climb to the peak of the chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 16

Posted 9-11-12 by
Tags: Animal Collective, Cat Power, DIIV, Dinosaur Jr., Divine Fits, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Stars. Grizzly Bear, The xx, Yeasayer

Stars shine and Animal Collective measure the frequency on the TAS Top 20 while Grizzly Bear lumber to peak of the album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 9

Posted 9-4-12 by
Tags: Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty Projectors, Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Icky Blossoms, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, The xx, Yeasayer

Dinosaur Jr. thunders onto the TAS Top 20 while Cat Power suns herself at the very pinnacle of the chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 2

Posted 8-28-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Bloc Party, Cat Power, Dirty Projectors, Divine Fits, Icky Blossoms, Japandroids, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Yeasayer

The unstoppable Bloc Party and supertrio Divine Fits take their place on the TAS Top 20 while Yeasayer still smell sweet at the peak of the chart with Fragrant World.

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First Listen: Cat Power With 'Sun'

Posted 8-27-12 by
Tags: Cat Power

With her first collection of all-new songs in more than six years, Chan Marshall has crafted her most joyful, sonically adventurous album to date. Listen to Sun now, via WFUV and NPR Music.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending August 26

Posted 8-21-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Cat Power, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Japandroids, Passon Pit, Purity Ring, The Raveonettes, The xx, Yeasayer

The Raveonettes slip onto the TAS Top 20 with Observator while Yeasayer are smelling sweet at No. 1 with Fragrant World.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending August 12

Posted 8-7-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Cat Power, DIIV, Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Yeasayer

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and DIIV drift onto the TAS Top 20 while alt-j's An Awesome Wave crashes into the No. 1 spot.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending August 5

Posted 7-31-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Cat Power, Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids, Metric, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Sigur Rós, Twin Shadow, Yeasayer

Passion Pit settles like gossamer on the TAS Top 20 while Dirty Projectors swing high atop this week's album chart.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending July 29

Posted 7-24-12 by
Tags: Cat Power, Hot Chip, Icky Blossoms, Japandroids, Metric, Purity Ring, Sigur Rós, The Walkmen, Twin Shadow

Cat Power and Icky Blossoms bloom on the TAS Top 20 while Japandroids keep rocking their celebratory reign at No. 1.

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Reunited Guided By Voices, Pavement, Belle & Sebastian Aboard Matador Records Anniversary Show

Posted 6-29-10 by
Tags: Belle and Sebastian, Cat Power, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Spoon, Superchunk, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo

The influential indie record label will be celebrating its 21st birthday in Las Vegas this October with a three-night mini-festival that includes Pavement, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Sonic Youth, The New Pornographers, Superchunk, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power and, significantly, a reunited Guided By Voices (the so-called "classic 1993-1996" lineup)

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