Blacklisted (Neko Case album)

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Blacklisted is the third studio album by American musician Neko Case, released on August 20, 2002.

Blacklisted marked a departure from the alternative country sounds of Case's first two solo albums. Guest musicians on the album include Howe Gelb, Kelly Hogan, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Joey Burns, John Convertino, and Dallas Good.

As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 113,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Music

Nick A. Zaino III of Paste Magazine assessed the style present on Blacklisted: "[Case's] persona and her music remained dark, mysterious, and a little distant with her voice wrapped in reverb as if she were calling out from a vast, empty space. If Tom Waits is the drunken dreamer caught in the gutter, Case is the woman who put him there. And unlike some of her contemporaries, she never gave up on twang as she developed her own voice."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Critical reception

Upon original release, Blacklisted was met with critical applause, with particular praise towards Case's vocals. AllMusic's Mark Deming wrote that it contained "some of her finest and most insightful performances to date", as well as noting her progressions as a lyricist and composer.<ref name = AllMusic /> Eric Carr for Pitchfork echoed this, dubbing her vocals "dense with emotional heft and more richly expressive" than her previous work in power pop collective The New Pornographers. Carr also applauded the backing musicians, calling their contributions "roundly excellent and evocative".<ref name = Pitchfork />

Legacy

Blacklisted has continually earned praise in recent years, with critics applauding the results that came from Case's then-newfound artistic control. In a 20th anniversary review, Spectrum CultureTemplate:'s Susan Darlington saw it show Case "at her sharpest and most fearless", writing that its songs' "confidence… [are] so great that it makes the listener wonder why it took her so long to take sole writing credits."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In another retrospective review, StereogumTemplate:'s Rachel Brodsky saw it announce Case "forging her own country-noir sound", noting its "then-new" qualities such as "pioneering" genre fusion and more. Brodsky wrote of "legions of younger artists" who would try to replicate BlacklistedTemplate:'s sound in the years since its release.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2016, Exclaim!Template:'s Sarah Greene ranked the album second out of five essential Case records. She called its songs "decadently dark and beautifully scary, providing a sympathetic backdrop for [her] torchy performances."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2020, Consequence ranked it the best of Case's nine solo works.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Online music magazine Pitchfork placed Blacklisted at number 141 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listing

All songs written by Case, except where noted.

1. "Things That Scare Me" (Case, Tom Ray) – 2:30
2. "Deep Red Bells" – 4:03
3. "Outro with Bees"<ref name="discogs.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1. "Lady Pilot" – 2:26
2. "Tightly" – 2:16
3. "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)" (Sylvia Dee, Guy Wood) – 3:21
4. "Stinging Velvet" – 2:55
5. "Pretty Girls" – 3:25
6. "I Missed the Point" – 1:52
7. "Blacklisted" – 2:22
8. "I Wish I Was the Moon" – 3:34
9. "Runnin' Out of Fools" (Richard Ahlert, Kay Rogers) – 3:05
10. "Ghost Wiring" – 3:54
11. "Outro with Bees (Reprise)"<ref name="discogs.com"/> – 2:24

Personnel

Credits sourced from BlacklistedTemplate:'s liner notes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• Neko Case - vocals Template:Small, harmony vocals Template:Small; acoustic guitar, electric tenor guitar Template:Small, tambourine Template:Small, piano Template:Small, acoustic tenor guitar Template:Small, electric 6-string guitar & saw Template:Small, electric guitar Template:Small, drums & percussion Template:Small; arrangement Template:Small
• Kelly Hogan - sexy background vocals Template:Small
• Mary Margaret O'Hara - backing & harmony vocals Template:Small
• Dallas Good - 12-string guitar Template:Small, baritone guitar Template:Small, electric & acoustic guitar Template:Small
• Joey Burns - tenor guitar & pump organ Template:Small, acoustic guitar Template:Small, cello Template:Small, bowed double bass Template:Small, electric bass Template:Small, electric guitar & acoustic guitar Template:Small, vibraphone Template:Small, accordion Template:Small, upright bass Template:Small
• Brian Connelly - baritone guitar Template:Small
• Jon Rauhouse - banjo Template:Small, pedal steel guitar Template:Small, Hawaiian guitar Template:Small
• Howe Gelb - pump organ Template:Small, piano Template:Small, organ Template:Small, Wurlitzer organ Template:Small
• Tom V. Ray - upright bass Template:Small; arrangement Template:Small
• John Convertino - drums Template:Small

External links

• Template:Discogs release