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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{for|the professional wrestler|Catherine Power}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Cat Power
| image            = Cat Power @ Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg (9205542559).jpg
| alt              = Cat Power singing into a microphone
| caption          = Cat Power in Hamburg, 2013
| birth_name       = Charlyn Marie Marshall
| alias            = Chan Marshall<br /> Cat Power
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1972|01|21}}
| birth_place      = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals | guitar | piano }}
| genre            = {{hlist | [[Indie rock]] | [[folk rock]] | [[electric blues]] | [[alternative rock]] | [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]]{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=131}} | [[sadcore]]<ref name=queen>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-queen-of-sadcore-2135964|work=LA Weekly|title=The Queen of Sadcore|date=February 13, 2003|author=Payne, John|access-date=January 14, 2018 }}</ref>}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|musician|model}}
| years_active     = 1992–present
| label            = {{hlist| Runt | [[Smells Like Records]] | [[Matador Records|Matador]]|[[Domino Recording Company|Domino]]}}
| associated_acts  = {{hlist| [[Steve Shelley]] | [[Tim Foljahn]] | [[Jim White (drummer)|Jim White]] | [[Adam Kasper]] | [[Dirty Three]] | [[Eddie Vedder]] | [[Dave Grohl]] | [[The Memphis Rhythm Band]] | [[The Dirty Delta Blues Band]] | [[Teenie Hodges]] | [[Leroy Hodges]] |  [[Iggy Pop]] | [[Lana Del Rey]] }}
| website          = {{URL|catpowermusic.com}}
}}

'''Charlyn Marie ''' "'''Chan'''" '''Marshall''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ʃ|ɔː|n}} {{respell|SHAWN}};<ref name="nymag0706">{{cite web|last = Van Meter|first = William|title = I'm a Survivor|url = https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/15528/|work = [[New York Magazine]]|date = January 23, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{youTube|i6qQmh8nAKc|Cat Power – What's in my Bag?}}</ref> born January 21, 1972),{{sfn|Larkin|2011|p=35}} better known by her stage name '''Cat Power''', is an American singer-songwriter. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a solo artist.

Born in [[Atlanta]], Marshall was raised throughout the southern United States and began performing in local bands in Atlanta in the early 1990s. After opening for [[Liz Phair]] in 1993, she worked with [[Steve Shelley]] of [[Sonic Youth]] and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, with whom she recorded her first two albums, ''[[Dear Sir]]'' (1995) and ''[[Myra Lee]]'' (1996), on the same day in 1994. In 1996, she signed with [[Matador Records]], and released a third album of new material with Shelley and Foljahn, ''[[What Would the Community Think]]''. Following this, she released the critically acclaimed ''[[Moon Pix]]'' (1998), recorded with members of [[Dirty Three]], and ''[[The Covers Record]]'' (2000), a collection of sparsely arranged [[cover songs]].

After a brief hiatus she released ''[[You Are Free]]'' (2003), featuring guest musicians [[Dave Grohl]] and [[Eddie Vedder]], followed by the [[soul music|soul]]-influenced ''[[The Greatest (Cat Power album)|The Greatest]]'' (2006), recorded with numerous [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] studio musicians. A second album of cover tracks, ''[[Jukebox (Cat Power album)|Jukebox]]'', was released in 2008. In 2012 she released the self-produced ''[[Sun (Cat Power album)|Sun]]'', which debuted at number 10 on [[the Billboard 200]], the highest-charting album of her career to date.<ref name=matchbox/>

Critics have noted the constant evolution of Cat Power's sound, with a mix of [[punk rock|punk]], [[folk music|folk]] and [[blues]] on her earliest albums, and elements of soul and other genres more prevalent in her later material.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-cat-power.html|title = Interview: Cat Power|date = June 18, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120625012547/http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-cat-power.html|first = Cian|last = Traynor|work = The Stool Pigeon|archive-date=June 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Charlyn Marie Marshall was born January 21, 1972, in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], the second child of Charlie Marshall, a [[blues]] musician and pianist, and Myra Lee Marshall (née Russell).{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=24}} She has one older sister, Miranda ("Mandy").{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=38}} Her maternal grandfather was of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] ancestry.<ref name=open>{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Open emotion but not an open book|date=April 22, 2003|url-status=live|last=Kuipers|first=Dean|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-22-et-kuipers22-story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240113035223/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-22-et-kuipers22-story.html|archive-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> Her parents divorced in 1979{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=38}} and remarried shortly thereafter.<ref name="nymag0706" /> Her mother remarried and had a son, Lenny,{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=1–10}} and the family traveled around often because of her stepfather's profession.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=1–10}}

Marshall attended ten different schools throughout the Southern U.S. in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]; [[Bartlett, Tennessee|Bartlett]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and throughout Georgia and [[South Carolina]]. At times she was left in the care of her grandmother.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=38}} She was not allowed to buy records when she was growing up, but she listened to her stepfather's record collection, which included artists [[Otis Redding]], [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] and [[the Rolling Stones]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Hightower|first=Laura|title=Power, Cat, Biography|url=http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/power-cat-biography|work=enotes contemporary musicians|publisher=eNotes.com|access-date=September 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221094650/http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-was-cat-power-what-did-she-contribute-music-468866}}</ref> as well as her parents' records, which included [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Sister Sledge]], and [[Barry White]].<ref name="dazed" /> In sixth grade, she adopted the nickname '''Chan''' (pronounced "Shawn"), which she would later use professionally.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=43}} When she was 13, she listened to [[the Smiths]], [[the Cure]] and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]. She had to save up to buy cassettes and the first one she got was a record by [[Misfits (band)|the Misfits]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/25588-cat-power-chan-marshall-interview-favourite-music-albums?page=14 |title=The Marshall Suite: Cat Power's Favourite Albums 
|first=Diva |last=Harris |date=November 1, 2018|access-date=November 1, 2018 |publisher=TheQuietus}}</ref> As a high schooler in Atlanta, she saw shows by punk bands including a Cramps show at which the Flat Duo Jets opened.<ref name="Chan Marshall - purple MAGAZINE">{{Cite web |title=Chan Marshall – purple MAGAZINE |url=https://purple.fr/magazine/fw-2012-issue-18/chan-marshall/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Purple |language=fr}}</ref> She has referenced multiple times the influence of Dex Romweber from the Flat Duo Jets,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-03 |title=The Music That Made Cat Power's Chan Marshall |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/the-music-that-made-cat-powers-chan-marshall/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> and she bought her first guitar because it looked like his black and white Silvertone.<ref name="Chan Marshall - purple MAGAZINE"/> At age 16, Marshall dropped out of high school and became estranged from her mother, having no further contact with her until she was 24.<ref name="nymag0706"/>

Religion was a large part of Marshall's upbringing; her father was a [[Jehovah's Witness]],<ref name="dazed" /> though she attended [[Southern Baptist]] churches with her grandmother, where she began singing while learning [[hymns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/cat-power|work = interviewmagazine.com|title = Cat Power|author = Rachel, T. Cole|date = July 24, 2012|publisher = Brand Publications}}</ref><ref name="maerz" />

==Career==
===1992–1995: Beginnings===
Marshall's first instrument was a 1950s [[Silvertone (brand)|Silvertone]] guitar,<ref name="nymag0706" /> which she taught herself to play.<ref name="dazed">{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/14367/1/qa-music-cat-power|work=Dazed|title=Q&A / Music: Cat Power|author=Lack, Hannah|date=2012|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> While working in a pizzeria, she began playing music in Atlanta in the late-1980s with Glen Thrasher, Marc Moore, Damon Moore and Fletcher Liegerot, who would get together for [[jam session]]s in a basement.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=79–83}} The group were booked for a show and had to come up with a name quickly; after seeing a man wearing a [[Caterpillar Inc|Caterpillar]] [[trucker cap]] that read: "Cat Diesel Power", Marshall chose '''Cat Power''' as the name of the band.<ref name="nymag0706" /><ref name=swindle>{{cite web|url = https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/01/happy-birthday-chan-10-things-worth-celebrating-ab.html|title = Happy Birthday, Chan Marshall: Five Reasons to Celebrate Cat Power|publisher = Paste Media Group|access-date = September 19, 2011|date = January 21, 2010|last = Swindle|first = Anna|website = pastemagazine.com|archive-date = September 7, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110907002613/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/01/happy-birthday-chan-10-things-worth-celebrating-ab.html|url-status = dead}}</ref>

While in Atlanta, Marshall played her first live shows as support to her friends' bands, including Magic Bone and [[Benjamin Smoke|Opal Foxx Quartet]].{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=68}} In a 2007 interview, she explained that the music itself was more experimental and that playing shows was often an opportunity for her and her friends "to get drunk and take drugs".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Soft Focus: Chan Marshall interview|url = https://www.vice.com/en/article/chan-marshall/|website = vice.com|access-date = January 5, 2016|date = March 5, 2007|first = Ian|last = Svenonius}}</ref> A number of her local peers became entrenched in heroin use.<ref name="nymag0706" /> After the death of her boyfriend, and the subsequent loss of her best friend to [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]], Marshall relocated to New York City in 1992 with Glen Thrasher.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=104–7}} A new boyfriend helped her get a job in a restaurant.<ref name="hodgkinson2003" />

Thrasher introduced her to New York's [[free jazz]] and [[experimental music]] scene.<ref name=":0" /> After attending a concert by [[Anthony Braxton]], she gave her first New York show of improvisational music at a warehouse in [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="armisen">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6482-cat-power/|title=Interviews: Cat Power|last=Armisen|first=Fred|author2=Stousy, Brandon|date=November 13, 2006|work=Pitchfork|access-date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> One of her shows during this period was as the support act to [[Man or Astro-man?]] and consisted of her playing a two-string guitar and singing the word "no" for 15 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Chan Marshall Interview|url = http://www.chickfactor.com/interviews/chan-marshall/|website = chickfactor.com|access-date = January 5, 2016|date = 1997|first = Gail|last = O'Hara}}</ref> Around this time, she met the band [[God Is My Co-Pilot (band)|God Is My Co-Pilot]], who assisted with the release of her first single, "[[Headlights (Cat Power song)|Headlights]]", in a limited run of 500 copies on their Making of Americans label.

Marshall recorded simultaneously her first two albums ''[[Dear Sir]]'' and ''[[Myra Lee]]'' in December 1994 in a small basement studio near [[Mott Street]] in New York City, with guitarist Tim Foljahn and [[Sonic Youth]] drummer Steve Shelley; Marshall and Shelley had initially met after she played a show opening for [[Liz Phair]] in 1993.<ref name="mommy">{{cite journal|journal = Mommy & I Are One|issue = 4|date =Summer 1996|last1 = Stacey|first1 = Dave|url = http://www.matadorrecords.com/cat_power/mommy.html|title = Cat Power Interview|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010417162104/http://www.matadorrecords.com/cat_power/mommy.html|archive-date = April 17, 2001|df = mdy-all}}</ref>{{sfn|Earles|2014|p=62}} A total of 20 songs were recorded in a single day by the trio, all of which were split into two records, making up ''Dear Sir'' and ''Myra Lee'', released respectively in October 1995 and March 1996.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=132–5}} Although ''Dear Sir'' is considered Marshall's debut album, it is more the length of an [[Extended play|EP]].

===1996–2003: Early Matador releases===
In 1996, Marshall signed to [[Matador Records]].{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=147}} In September of that year, she released her third album, ''[[What Would the Community Think]]'', which she recorded in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], in February 1996.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=148}} The album was produced by Shelley and again featured Shelley and Foljahn as backing musicians, and spawned a single and music video, "[[Nude as the News]]" about the abortion she had at the age of 20.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/12/10/wonder-woman-2|title=Wonder Woman|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|magazine=The New Yorker|date=December 3, 2007|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> Critics cited the album as evidence of her maturation as a singer and songwriter from the "dense and cathartic" material of her first two releases.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last = Phares|first = Heather|url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-would-the-community-think-mw0000613348|title = What Would The Community Think? – Cat Power|publisher = AllMusic|date = September 10, 1996|access-date = December 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artist/album/news/artists/8828/54952/54990|url-status=dead|access-date=September 30, 2017|title=Cat Power Album Guide|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=November 27, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101127011444/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artist/album/news/artists/8828/54952/54990|author=Sheffield, Rob|date=April 10, 2010}}</ref>

After the release of ''What Would the Community Think'', Marshall took a trip to South Africa. After this, she left New York City and moved to [[Portland, Oregon]],{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=164}} where she found temporary employment as a babysitter.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=167}} In the spring of 1997, Marshall relocated with her then-boyfriend, musician [[Bill Callahan (musician)|Bill Callahan]], to a rural [[farmhouse]] in [[Prosperity, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/cat-power/biography|title = Cat Power Biography|access-date = September 1, 2011|magazine = Rolling Stone|first = Jim|last = Macnie|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111013165816/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/cat-power/biography|archive-date = October 13, 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=167}} After experiencing a [[Hypnagogia|hypnogogic nightmare]] while alone in the farmhouse,{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=171–173}} Marshall wrote six new songs that would go on to make up the bulk of her following album, ''[[Moon Pix]]'' (1998),{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=172}} which she recorded at Sing Sing Studios in [[Melbourne]], Australia, with backing musicians [[Mick Turner]] and [[Jim White (drummer)|Jim White]] of the Australian band [[Dirty Three]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kelley|first=Trevor|title=Cat Power: Ordinary People|journal=Harp Magazine|date=Jan–Feb 2006|url=http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=3866|access-date=September 19, 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060202222029/http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=3866|archive-date=February 2, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Glastonbury 2013: Cat Power interview – swooning songs and psychotic episodes|work = The Telegraph|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/10091478/Glastonbury-2013-Cat-Power-interview-swooning-songs-and-psychotic-episodes.html|date = July 25, 2013|access-date = December 30, 2017|first = Rob|last = Hughes}}</ref> ''Moon Pix'' was well received by critics, and along with an accompanying music video for the song "[[Cross Bones Style]]", helped her gain further recognition.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Backtrack: Cat Power Moon Pix|url = https://www.stereogum.com/1332151/backtrack-cat-power-moon-pix/franchises/backtrack/|website = stereogum.com|last = Hockley-Smith|date = April 24, 2013|first = Sam|publisher = SpinMedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = My favourite album: Moon Pix by Cat Power|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/oct/07/moon-pix-cat-power|author=Michaels, Sean|website = The Guardian|access-date = January 8, 2018|date = October 7, 2011}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' would later describe it as her 'breakthrough' record.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title = Cat Power: The Covers Record|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-covers-record-20040414|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]| access-date=January 10, 2018 |date = April 14, 2004|last = Sheffield|first = Rob}}</ref>

In 1999, Marshall performed in a series of shows where she provided musical accompaniment to the [[silent movie]] ''[[The Passion of Joan of Arc]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Interview: Chan Marshall (of Cat Power)|url = https://consequence.net/2012/09/interview-chan-marshall-of-cat-power/|website = Consequence of Sound|access-date = January 5, 2016|date = September 5, 2012|first = Len|last = Comarattaon}}</ref> The shows combined original material and covers, some of which would be released on Marshall's fifth album, ''[[The Covers Record]]'' in 2000. The songs were recorded during two sessions in the summer of 1998 and fall of 1999. Additionally, she performed eleven covers during a [[John Peel|Peel session]] broadcast on June 18, 2000, that included own interpretations of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991#Disc one|Hard Times in New York Town]]" and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]'s "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]".<ref>{{Cite web|work=BBC|series= Radio 1 | title= 18/06/2000: Cat Power|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/2000s/2000/Jun18catpower/|access-date =January 5, 2016}}</ref> Her contract with Matador for 2000's ''The Covers Album'' reportedly consisted of a [[Post-it note]] signed by herself and the company's founder.<ref name="hodgkinson2003" />

During the early-2000s, Marshall was embraced by the fashion industry for her "neo grunge" look, and seen as a muse by designers [[Marc Jacobs]] and [[Nicolas Ghesquière]].<ref name=larocca2001/> In 2001 she modeled in ''[[New York Magazine|New York]]'' [[New York Magazine|magazine]]{{'}}s fall fashion issue and was photographed by her friends [[Mark Borthwick]] and [[Katja Rahlwes]], who featured her in [[Purple (magazine)|''Purple'' magazine]] alongside [[Catherine Deneuve]].<ref name="larocca2001">{{cite journal|last=Larocca|first=Amy|title=Folk Heroine|journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=August 27, 2001|url=https://nymag.com/shopping/articles/fallfashion2001/catpower.htm|access-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2003, Marshall released ''[[You Are Free]]'', her first album of original material in five years.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=238–240}} The album, which featured guest musicians such as [[Eddie Vedder]], [[Dave Grohl]], and [[Warren Ellis (musician)|Warren Ellis]], became the first charting Cat Power album, reaching 105 on [[the Billboard 200]]. A music video directed by Brett Vapnek was released for the song "[[He War]]".  Marshall toured extensively through 2003 and 2004, playing shows in Europe, Brazil, the U.S. and Australia.<ref name="hodgkinson2003">{{cite news|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|title=Southern Gothic|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/23/homeentertainment.features|access-date=September 16, 2011|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 23, 2003|location=London}}</ref> During this period, Marshall's live performances had become erratic and unpredictable, and a 2003 ''[[The New Yorker]]'' article suggested: "It is foolhardy to describe a Cat Power event as a concert," citing "rambling confessions" and "[talking] to a friend's baby from the stage."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Als |first=Hilton |url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/08/18/030818crmu_music |title=Wayward Girl |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=December 30, 2017|date=August 18, 2003}}</ref> Marshall later attributed this period to a drinking problem.<ref name="Uhelszki"/> Around the time of the release of ''You Are Free'', Marshall purchased a house in [[South Beach, Miami]].<ref name="armisen" />

===2004–2011: Mainstream success===
In October 2004, Matador released the DVD film ''[[Speaking for Trees]]'', which featured a continuous, nearly two-hour static shot of Marshall performing with her guitar in a woodland. The set was accompanied by an audio CD containing the 18-minute song "Willie Deadwilder", featuring [[M. Ward]] also on guitar.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|title=Cat Power: ''Speaking for Trees''|author=Deusnery, Stephen M.|date=November 9, 2004|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1345-speaking-for-trees/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805093352/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1345-speaking-for-trees/|archive-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Cat power tola.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Marshall performing in Philadelphia, 2006]]
On January 22, 2006, Marshall released her seventh album, ''[[The Greatest (Cat Power album)|The Greatest]]'', a [[Southern soul]]-influenced album of new material featuring veteran Memphis studio musicians, including [[Mabon "Teenie" Hodges]], [[Leroy Hodges]], David Smith, and Steve Potts.<ref name=pfg>{{cite web|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1346-the-greatest/|title=Cat Power: ''The Greatest''|date=January 22, 2006|author=Phillips, Amy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230165530/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1346-the-greatest/|archive-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> The album debuted at 34 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and critics noted its relatively "polished and accessible" sound, predicting it was "going to gain her a lot of new fans."<ref name=pfg/> ''The Greatest'' met with critical acclaim, and won the 2006 [[Shortlist Music Prize]], making Marshall the first woman to win the honor.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051608/cat-power-wins-2007-shortlist-music-prize|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Cat Power wins 2007 Shortlist Music Prize|date=June 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019062645/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051608/cat-power-wins-2007-shortlist-music-prize|archive-date=October 19, 2018|author=Cohen, Jonathan}}</ref> It was also named the number 6 best album of 2006 by ''Rolling Stone'' Magazine.<ref>{{cite web|work=Stereogum|url=https://www.stereogum.com/4165/rolling_stones_best_albums_of_06/franchises/list/|title=Rolling Stone's Best Albums Of '06|date=December 14, 2006|access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref>

Simultaneously, Marshall collaborated with several other musicians on different projects, including [[Mick Collins]] on a recording of [[Ludwig Rellstab]]'s poem "Auf Dem Strom" for the film ''Wayne County Ramblin''{{'}}; a duet with singer-model [[Karen Elson]] on an English cover of [[Serge Gainsbourg]]'s "[[Je t'aime... moi non plus]]" for the tribute album ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' (2007); lead vocals on the [[Olivier Alary|Ensemble]] track "Disown, Delete"; and a reworked version of "Revelations" with [[Yoko Ono]] for Ono's 2007 album ''[[Yes, I'm a Witch]]''.

In the fall of 2006, Marshall became a celebrity spokesperson for a line of jewelry from [[Chanel]], after being seen by [[Karl Lagerfeld]] smoking a cigarette outside the [[Mercer Hotel]] in New York. Lagerfeld chose Cat Power for the soundtrack to his spring 2007 fashion show. He also photographed Marshall for a [[Purple (magazine)|''Purple'']] feature.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Cat Power Couture?|url=http://www.soundonthesound.com/tag/chan-marshall/|work=Sound on Sound, February 14, 2007|publisher=soundonsound.com|access-date=September 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326025100/http://www.soundonthesound.com/tag/chan-marshall/|archive-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref>

In 2007, Marshall contributed songs to the soundtrack of [[Ethan Hawke]]'s film ''[[The Hottest State]]'', recording with [[Jesse Harris]] and [[Terry Manning]], and the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]''. The same year, she made her feature film debut acting in ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]'' opposite [[Jude Law]], appearing in a small role. She also appeared in the role of a postal worker in [[Doug Aitken]]'s [[MoMA]] installation ''Sleepwalkers'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007/aitken/ |title=Doug Aitken exhibition |work=MoMA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906033135/http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2007/aitken/ |archive-date=September 6, 2012 |access-date=September 19, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> which followed the nocturnal lives of five city dwellers. Also in 2007, she featured on [[Faithless]]' album track ''A Kind of Peace''.

[[File:Catpower ATP.png|thumb|right|upright|Marshall performing at [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties Festival]], London, 2008]] 
In January 2008, Marshall released her second covers album, ''[[Jukebox (Cat Power album)|Jukebox]]''. Recorded with her recently assembled "Dirty Delta Blues Band", which consisted of Judah Bauer from the [[Blues Explosion]], [[Gregg Foreman]] of [[The Delta 72]], Erik Paparazzi of Lizard Music and [[Jim White (drummer)|Jim White]] of [[Dirty Three]], the album featured the original song "Song to Bobby", Marshall's tribute to [[Bob Dylan]], and a reworking of the ''[[Moon Pix]]'' song "Metal Heart". She also collaborated with [[Beck]] and producer [[Danger Mouse (music producer)|Danger Mouse]] on the album ''[[Modern Guilt]]'' (2008): She contributed backing vocals to two tracks, "Orphans" and "Walls". The album was released in July of that year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/arts/music/06dave.html |title=In a Chaotic Industry, Beck Abides
| work=The New York Times|date=July 6, 2008 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref>

In September 2008, Marshall and members of the Dirty Delta Blues (Erik Paparazzi and Gregg Foreman) recorded their version of [[David Bowie]]'s "[[Space Oddity]]" for a [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] car commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/?p=018661 |title=Cat Power Covers David Bowie To Sell Cars |work=Stereogum |access-date=January 8, 2018|author=Stousy, Brandon|date=September 2, 2008}}</ref> In 2013, Cat Power's version of "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]" was used in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s Christmas commercial "Misunderstood".<ref>{{Cite magazine|title = It's Christmas, Stop Staring at Your iPhone|url = https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/its-christmas-stop-staring-at-your-iphone|magazine = The New Yorker|date = December 19, 2013|access-date =January 5, 2016}}</ref> In December 2008, she released ''[[Dark End of the Street (EP)|Dark End of the Street]]'', an EP consisting of songs left over from the ''Jukebox'' sessions. In 2009, she provided backing vocals on [[Marianne Faithfull]]'s cover of "Hold On, Hold On" by [[Neko Case]] on the 2009 album ''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (Marianne Faithfull album)|Easy Come Easy Go]].'' In 2011, she also featured as guest vocalist on "Tonight You Belong to Me" on [[Eddie Vedder]]'s ''[[Ukulele Songs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/pearl-jam/55608 |title=Cat Power guests on Eddie Vedder's ukulele album &#124; News |work=[[NME]] |date=March 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123065611/https://www.nme.com/news/music/pearl-jam-66-1291460|archive-date=November 23, 2018}}</ref>

===2012–present: Recent activity===
[[File:Cat Power (28511184551).jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|Marshall performing in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, 2016]]
In February 2012, Marshall cancelled a scheduled appearance in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel, citing "much confusion" and that she felt "sick in her spirit."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/947202/cat-power-cancels-israel-show/news/|title=Cat Power Cancels Israel Show|work=[[Stereogum]]|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=February 9, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> She had faced calls to boycott the country over its conflict with [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/story/925762/singer-cat-power-cancels-israel-show|title=Singer Cat Power Cancels Israel Show|work=[[Sky News]]|date=February 10, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> Two months later, she cancelled her appearance at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Music Festival]], claiming that she "didn't think it was fair to play Coachella while my new album is not yet finished," also hinting that her forthcoming record is "almost done" and will see release later in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catpowermusic.com/|title=To my beloved fans|work=Catpowermusic.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513112042/https://catpowermusic.com/|archive-date=May 13, 2012}}</ref> Marshall's ninth studio album, ''[[Sun (Cat Power album)|Sun]]'', was released in September 2012,<ref name="Atlanta">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-music-scene/2012/06/19/cat-power-teases-new-album/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene|title=Cat Power teases new album|work=Atlanta Music Scene|publisher=[[Cox Media Group]]|first=Melissa|last=Ruggieri|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002191351/http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-music-scene/2012/06/19/cat-power-teases-new-album/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_music_scene|archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catpowermusic.com/|title=Sun – September 3|work=catpowermusic.com|access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> after releasing the lead single "Ruin" as a free download the previous June. The album features prominent [[electronica]] elements and arrangements, which Marshall incorporated into the "really slow guitar-based songs" she had originally written.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://pitchfork.com/features/update/8874-cat-power/|title = Cat Power: Chan Marshall on the trial and error that went into her forthcoming LP, Sun|work = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date = June 25, 2012|access-date = December 30, 2017|first = Ryan|last = Dumbal}}</ref> In a [[Review#Recording reviews|review]] published on September 4, 2012, on [[Consequence of Sound]], ''Sun'' was praised as a unique album and received a four-[[Star (classification)|star]] rating. In summation, reviewer Sarah Grant wrote that Marshall's 2012 release is "a passionate pop album of electronic music filtered through a singer-songwriter's soul."<ref>{{cite web|title=Album Review: Cat Power – Sun|url=https://consequence.net/2012/09/album-review-cat-power-sun/|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 7, 2012|author=Sarah Grant|date=  September 4, 2012}}</ref> The album debuted at a career chart-high of No. 10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling over 23,000 copies on its opening week.<ref name=matchbox>{{cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475162/matchbox-twenty-gets-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart |title=Matchbox Twenty Gets First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2015, it was announced that Marshall would be providing narration for the documentary ''[[Janis: Little Girl Blue]]'' directed by [[Amy J. Berg]], which revolves around the life of [[Janis Joplin]] and premiered at the 2015 [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/29/cat-power-will-narrate-janis-joplin-documentary-janis|title=Cat Power will narrate Janis Joplin documentary, Janis |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 29, 2015|access-date=December 31, 2017|author=Anderson, Kyle}}</ref> On television, Marshall starred on ''[[China, IL]]'', in the hourlong musical special "[[Magical Pet]]". Marshall performs three original songs written by creator [[Brad Neely]].<ref name="Beauchemin">{{Cite web|last=Beauchemin|first=Molly|date=June 12, 2015|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/59924-cat-power-sings-as-a-sad-gorilla-on-adult-swims-animated-show-china-il/|title=Cat Power Sings as a Sad Gorilla on Adult Swim's Animated Show ''China, IL''|work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|publisher=Condé Nast Publications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615002513/http://pitchfork.com/news/59924-cat-power-sings-as-a-sad-gorilla-on-adult-swims-animated-show-china-il|archive-date=June 15, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:APENationalVicPark020618-61 (28867859738).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Marshall (right) performing in London, 2018]]
On July 28, 2017, Marshall announced on Instagram that her tenth studio album was "ready to go", although she did not disclose its title or expected release date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cat Power announces new album|url=https://www.nme.com/news/cat-power-announces-new-album-2118414 |author=Will Butler |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]] |date=July 29, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref>
 
On March 20, 2018, it was announced that Marshall would perform a ''Moon Pix'' 20th anniversary concert at [[Sydney Opera House]], which occurred from May 25 to June 16 and featured album collaborators [[Jim White (drummer)|Jim White]] and [[Mick Turner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cat-power-announces-moon-pix-20th-anniversary-concert/|title=Cat Power Announces Moon Pix 20th Anniversary Concert|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>

After twenty-two years with Matador, Cat Power left them and signed with Domino records a year later for her 10th studio album, ''[[Wanderer (Cat Power album)|Wanderer]],'' which was released in 2018''.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 18, 2018 |title=Cat Power Announces New Album Wanderer and Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cat-power-announces-new-album-wanderer-and-tour |access-date=July 22, 2018 |work=Pitchfork}}</ref>''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-04 |title="No One Was Gonna Fucking Put Me In That Situation Again": A Candid Chat With Cat Power |url=https://junkee.com/cat-power-interview/177009 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Junkee |language=en-US}}</ref>  It was her first to not be released on Matador Records since 1996.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rettig |first=James |date=July 18, 2018 |title=Cat Power Announces New Album Wanderer |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2006146/cat-power-announces-new-album-wanderer/video |access-date=October 6, 2018 |work=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref> According to Marshall, Matador were not happy with the recordings for Wanderer, they wanted her to rerecord it and make it sound more commercial.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2018 |title=Cat Power Says Her New Album Was Rejected By Matador Who Wanted Her To Sound Like Adele |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2015671/cat-power-says-her-new-album-was-rejected-by-matador-who-wanted-her-to-sound-like-adele/news/ |access-date=January 30, 2022 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> She released two more singles, "[[Woman (Cat Power song)|Woman]]" featuring [[Lana Del Rey]] on August 15 and a cover of [[Rihanna]]'s "[[Stay (Rihanna song)|Stay]]" on September 18,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=KAufman |first=Gil |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/cat-power-woman-lana-del-rey-video-8470320/ |title=Cat Power Debuts Slow-Burn Single 'Woman' Featuring Lana Del Rey |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cat-power-video-cover-rihanna-stay-725555 |title=Hear Cat Power's Heartfelt Cover of Rihanna's 'Stay' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006195137/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cat-power-video-cover-rihanna-stay-725555/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> before the album was released on October 5, 2018, through [[Domino Recording Company]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cat-power-returns-with-first-album-in-six-years-wanderer-700348 |title=Cat Power Returns With First Album in Six Years, 'Wanderer' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref> She embarked on a world tour in promotion of the album in September.<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |url=https://consequence.net/2018/07/cat-power-announces-wanderer |title=Cat Power announces new album, Wanderer, plus tour dates |work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref>

Power embarked on a US arena tour in August 2021 supporting [[Alanis Morissette]] and [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]. She was a last-minute addition to the lineup, after original opening act [[Liz Phair]] canceled her appearances.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/liz-phair-cancels-summer-tour-with-alanis-morissette-and-garbage-3001793|title=Liz Phair cancels summer tour with Alanis Morissette and Garbage|author=Will Lavin|work=[[NME]]|date=July 24, 2021|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> Power contributed four new songs to the soundtrack of the 2021 film ''[[Flag Day (film)|Flag Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2157461/sean-penns-flag-day-soundtrack-features-four-new-cat-power-tracks-eddie-vedder-covering-r-e-m-more/music/|title=Sean Penn's Flag Day Soundtrack Features Four New Cat Power Tracks, Eddie Vedder Covering R.E.M., & More|author=Breihan, Tom|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> Her eleventh studio album, ''[[Covers (Cat Power album)|Covers]]'', was released on January 14, 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/cat-power-announces-new-covers-album-shares-two-songs/|title=Cat Power Announces New Covers Album, Shares Two Songs|publisher=[[American Songwriter]]|first=Jacob|last=Uitti|date=October 10, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref> and was supported by a US tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cat-power-announces-tour-covers-dead-mans-bones-pa-pa-power-listen/|title=Cat Power Announces Tour, Covers Dead Man's Bones' "Pa Pa Power": Watch|publisher=Pitchfork|first=Evan|last=Minsker|date=November 1, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>

Marshall released her first live album on November 10, 2023, ''Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-13 |title=Cat Power put out a song-by-song re-creation of Bob Dylan's Royal Albert Hall concert |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/11/13/1212068916/cat-power-put-out-a-song-by-song-recreation-of-dylans-royal-albert-hall-concert |access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref> The album is a recreation of Bob Dylan's [[The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert|1966 concert at Manchester Free Trade Hall]], although early bootlegs mislabeled the concert as being recorded at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/cat-power-releasing-live-album-cat-power-sings-dylan-the-1966-royal-albert-hall-concert/|title=Cat Power releasing live album Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert|author=Minsker, Evan|work=Pitchfork|date=September 12, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>  In February 2024, Marshall embarked on a tour in support of the album, in which she will recreate Dylan's 1966 performance at venues across the United States and Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fu |first=Eddie |date=2023-11-14 |title=Cat Power Announces 2024 Bob Dylan Tribute Tour |url=https://consequence.net/2023/11/cat-power-2024-tour-bob-dylan/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Consequence.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2005, Marshall entered a relationship with actor [[Giovanni Ribisi]], and resided with Ribisi and his daughter in Los Angeles.<ref name="brandt2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.twothousand.com.au/hear/cat-power-interview-2/|title=Cat Power interviewed by Wilfred Brandt|author=Brandt, Wilfred|work=Two Thousand|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231102519/http://thethousands.com.au/sydney/hear/cat-power-interview-2/|archive-date=December 31, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> They also had a rental house in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] where she had a studio.<ref name=brandt2011/> Following the release of ''The Greatest'', Marshall canceled her impending spring 2006 tour,<ref name="Uhelszki">{{cite web|last=Uhelszki|first=Jaan|title=Cat Power: Beauty Secrets|url=http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4938|work=Harp Magazine|date=December 2006|ref=uhelski2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415030955/http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4938|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 15, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59775/cat-power-cancels-spring-tour|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 6, 2006|title=Cat Power Cancels Spring Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010920/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59775/cat-power-cancels-spring-tour|archive-date=June 28, 2015}}</ref> and used the hiatus to recover from mental health problems. As part of her recovery, she was admitted to the psychiatric ward at [[Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute]], leaving after a week.<ref name="Uhelszki"/> Marshall gave a first person account of her breakdown in an interview for the November 2006 issue of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]].''<ref name="maerz">{{cite journal|last = Maerz|first = Melissa|journal = Spin|date = November 22, 2006|url = https://www.spin.com/2006/11/spin-interview-cat-power/|title = The Spin Interview: Cat Power|access-date = December 28, 2017}}</ref>

In June 2012, it was reported that Marshall had ended her relationship with Ribisi, and the completion of her upcoming record had coincided with their breakup: "I cut my hair off three days [after the breakup], got on a plane to France, and finished the shit."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/46808-cat-power-shares-new-album-details-new-song/ |title=Cat Power Shares New Album Details, New Song &#124; News |work=Pitchfork |date=June 18, 2012 |access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> Shortly after the release of ''Sun'', Marshall began having trouble breathing and was hospitalized multiple times, though doctors were unable to diagnose her. "I thought I was dying," she recounted. "They told me they were going to put me in a [[Medically induced coma|coma]] to save my lungs. My friend came to visit and told me I'd made the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top 10]] and all I could think was: 'I don't want to die.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/05/cat-power-reveals-struggle-with-suicide-her-near-death-experience-in-2012/|work=Consequences of Sound|title=Cat Power reveals struggle with suicide, her near-death experience in 2012|author=Young, Alex|date=May 10, 2014|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Marshall was subsequently diagnosed with hereditary [[angioedema]], an immune disorder that causes sporadic swelling of the face and throat due to C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency. In September 2012, she stated she had been hospitalized owing to the condition over eight times, which led her to cancel her European tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/cat-power-cancels-entire-european-tour-after-being-hospitalised-with-angioedema-112611|work=The Line of Best Fit|title=Cat Power cancels entire European tour after being hospitalised with angioedema|author=Britton, Luke|date=November 6, 2012|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

In April 2015, Marshall announced that she had recently given birth to a son, but did not name the child's father.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6546209/cat-power-baby-baltimore-instagram|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Cat Power Has a Baby, Reacts to Situation in Baltimore|date=April 28, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/cat-power-20160122-gmc7sl.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|title=Cat Power on how she came back from the brink: 'I've come out the other side'|last=Mathieson|first=Craig|date=January 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218044055/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/cat-power-20160122-gmc7sl.html|archive-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>

On June 5, 2023, she announced her [[sobriety]] via her [[Instagram]] account with a [[selfie]] and the message "41 days sober. Don't mess with her, she's that girl..."<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CtGChmDLlap/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Don’t mess with her, she’s that girl] Instagram {{user-generated source|date=July 2023}}</ref>

==Artistry==
===Musical style===
Marshall's releases as Cat Power have frequently been noted by critics for their somber, blues-influenced instrumentation and melancholy lyrics, leading ''[[LA Weekly]]'' to dub her the "queen of [[sadcore]]".<ref name=queen/> Marshall, however, claims that her music is often misinterpreted, and that many of her songs are "not sad, [but] triumphant".{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=154}} She has recounted blues, old [[soul music]], British rock 'n' roll, as well as hymns and gospel music as being integral influences on her.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=49, 58}}

Cat Power's early releases have been described as blending elements of punk, folk, and blues, while her later releases (post-2000) began to incorporate more sophisticated arrangements and production.<ref>{{cite web|last = Phares|first = Heather|url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/moon-pix-mw0000600797|title = Moon Pix – Cat Power|publisher = AllMusic|date = September 22, 1998|access-date = October 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last = Phares|first = Heather|url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-greatest-mw0000526501|title = The Greatest – Cat Power|publisher = AllMusic|date = January 24, 2006|access-date = December 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last = Phares|first = Heather|url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/jukebox-mw0000581643|title = Jukebox – Cat Power|publisher = AllMusic|date = January 21, 2008|access-date = December 30, 2017}}</ref> ''The Greatest'' (2006), Marshall's seventh release, was heavily soul-influenced and incorporated R&B elements; the Memphis Rhythm Band provided backing instrumentation on the album.{{sfn|Goodman|2009|pages=260–4}} Unlike her previous releases, which featured sparse guitar and piano arrangements, ''The Greatest'' was described by Marshall biographer Sarah Goodman as her first "full-blown studio record with sophisticated production and senior players backing [Marshall] up".{{sfn|Goodman|2009|p=257}}

===Performances===
[[File:CatPower-06.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Cat Power performing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2008]]
Marshall's live shows have been known for their unpolished and often erratic nature, with songs beginning and ending abruptly or blending into one another without clear transitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/everyone-lay-off-chan-in-defense-of-erratic-performers/|work=Noisey|author=Way, Mish|access-date=December 30, 2017|title=Everyone, Lay Off Chan: In Defense of Erratic Performers|date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> She has also cut short performances without explanation.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030126125709/http://www.nudeasthenews.com/concerts/44|url=http://www.nudeasthenews.com/concerts/44|work=Nude as the News|archive-date=January 26, 2003|title= Concerts}}</ref> On some occasions this has been attributed to [[stage fright]]<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Baltin, Steve |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cat-power-gets-some-satisfaction-20000331 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118022014/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cat-power-gets-some-satisfaction-20000331 |archive-date=November 18, 2013 |title=Cat Power Gets Some Satisfaction |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 31, 2000 |access-date=December 30, 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> and the influence of alcohol.<ref name=winter>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/arts/music/20cat.html|work=The New York Times|title=9 Lives and Counting: Cat Power Sobers Up|date=September 20, 2006|author=Miller, Winter|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Marshall spoke openly about suffering from severe bouts of stage fright, specifically in her early career, and admitted that her stage fright stemmed from issues regarding depression, alcoholism, and substance abuse.<ref name="carioli">{{cite web|url=http://blog.thephoenix.com/blogs/onthedownload/archive/2006/09/06/Chan-Marshall-s-MFA-meltdown.aspx|work=The Phoenix|title=Chan Marshall's MFA meltdown|date=September 6, 2006|access-date=December 30, 2017|author=Carioli, Carly|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140902222148/http://blog.thephoenix.com/blogs/onthedownload/archive/2006/09/06/Chan-Marshall-s-MFA-meltdown.aspx|archive-date=September 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

By 2006, she had found new collaborators and had stopped drinking.<ref name="carioli" /> Marshall's performance style became more enthusiastic and professional;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/15046401/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/cat-power-blows-away-audiences/|work=Today|title=Cat Power blows away audiences|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=December 30, 2017|author=Coyle, Jake}}</ref> a review in [[Salon magazine|''Salon'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/09/30/marshall/index.html |title=The cat comes back |work=Salon.com |date=September 30, 2006 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref> noted that she was "delivering onstage", and called ''The Greatest'' "polished and sweetly upbeat".

==Philanthropy and activism==
A live version of the gospel song "[[Amazing Grace]]"—culled from a performance with the Dirty Delta Blues band—was released on the charity compilation ''[[Dark Was the Night (album)|Dark Was the Night]]''. Released by independent British label 4AD on February 17, 2009, the set benefited the [[Red Hot Organization]], an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. She also appeared in a [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] ad, encouraging people to spay and neuter their pets.<ref name=swindle/>

On December 25, 2011, Marshall released a reworking of the ''[[What Would the Community Think]]'' track "King Rides By" for download from her official website, with all proceeds from sales of the track being donated to The Festival of Children Foundation and The [[Ali Forney Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/cat-power-releases-new-track|title=Cat Power releases new track|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|publisher=Clashmusic.com|date=January 3, 2012|access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> A music video directed by [[Giovanni Ribisi]] and featuring [[Philippines|Filipino]] boxer and politician [[Manny Pacquiao]] was released to promote the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/912201/cat-power-king-rides-by-2011-version-video/|title=Cat Power – "King Rides By" (2011 Version) Video|work=Stereogum|first=Scott|last=Lapatine|publisher=BuzzMedia|date=December 24, 2011|access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref>

In 2014, she played a double benefit show in St. Louis for Ferguson activists, at which shirts by artist James Concannon were sold to also help raise money for jailed activists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-23 |title=Cat Power Playing Free Benefit Show For Ferguson Protesters |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1700848/cat-power-playing-free-benefit-show-for-ferguson-protestors/news/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Cat Power discography}}
<!--Main studio albums only-->
'''Studio albums'''
*''[[Dear Sir]]'' (1995)
*''[[Myra Lee]]'' (1996)
*''[[What Would the Community Think]]'' (1996)
*''[[Moon Pix]]'' (1998)
*''[[The Covers Record]]'' (2000)
*''[[You Are Free]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Greatest (Cat Power album)|The Greatest]]'' (2006)
*''[[Jukebox (Cat Power album)|Jukebox]]'' (2008)
*''[[Sun (Cat Power album)|Sun]]'' (2012)
*''[[Wanderer (Cat Power album)|Wanderer]]'' (2018)
*''[[Covers (Cat Power album)|Covers]]'' (2022)

'''Live albums'''

*''[[Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert]]'' (2023)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Doug Aitken#Outdoor film installations|Sleepwalkers]]'' (short)
| Dancer working as a FedEx Clerk
|Credited as Chan Marshall
|-
| 2007
| ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]''
| Katya
| Credited as Chan Marshall
|-
| 2009
| ''American Widow''
| Singing Woman
| Main Role
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Program
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[China, IL]]''
| Kei-ko (talking gorilla)
| Animated series episode "[[Magical Pet]]"
|}

==Awards and nominations==
* Won: [[Shortlist Music Prize]] for ''The Greatest''<ref>{{cite web|last=Shain|first=Shapiro|title=Mercury Music Prize, worldwide: DiS assesses the awards...|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2360419|work=Drowned in sound September 3rd, 2007|publisher=drownedinsound.com|access-date=September 16, 2011|archive-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714203250/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2360419|url-status=dead}}</ref>  
* Nominated: Best International Female Solo Artist, 2007 [[BRIT Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cat Power|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/cat-power|work=Official BRIT Awards website|publisher=BRIT Awards Ltd.|access-date=September 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127082147/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/cat-power|archive-date=January 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Nominated: [[Best Art Vinyl]] for ''[[Jukebox (Cat Power album)|Jukebox]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2008/|title=Best Art Vinyl Awards 2008 {{!}} ArtVinyl|language=en-GB|access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>
* Nominated: Best International Female Solo Artist, 2013 BRIT Awards<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 19, 2020|title=Brit Awards 2013: The winners|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20976634|newspaper=BBC News|date=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
* Nominated: Best Cinematography for "Where Is My Love?", 2007 Antville Music Video Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://videos.antville.org/stories/1744148/|title=antville Music Video Awards 2007 The Finalists !|website=videos.antville.org|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>
* Nominated: Comeback of the Year, 2018 ''Rober Awards Music Prize''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Rober Awards 2018 Music Poll {{!}} Rober Awards|url=https://roberawards.com/awards-archive/the-rober-awards-2018-music-poll/|access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref>
* Nominated: Best Foreign Solo Act, ''Wanderer'' Best Foreign Album, 2019 [[Gaffa (magazine)|Sweden GAFFA Awards]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gaffa.se/nyhet/134691/gaffa-priset-2019-haer-aer-artisterna-som-ligger-baest-till|title=GAFFA-priset 2019 – här är artisterna som ligger bäst till|work=GAFFA|access-date=September 3, 2019|location=Sweden|language=sv|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223163743/https://gaffa.se/nyhet/134691/gaffa-priset-2019-haer-aer-artisterna-som-ligger-baest-till|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Nominated: Best Pop Video – International for "Go Up", 2017 [[UK Music Video Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=UK Music Video Awards 2017: here are the nominations... {{!}} News {{!}} Promonews|url=https://www.promonews.tv/news/2017/09/21/uk-music-video-awards-2017-here-are-nominations/49742|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Promonewstv|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*{{cite book|title = Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996|publisher = Voyageur Press|year=2014|isbn = 978-0-7603-4648-8|language = en|first = Andrew|last = Earles}}
*{{cite book|title = Cat Power: A Good Woman|publisher=Three Rivers Press|location=New York|isbn = 978-0-307-44956-6|language = en|first = Elizabeth|last = Goodman| year=2009}}
*{{cite book|title = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher = Omnibus Press|year=2011|isbn = 978-0-85712-595-8|language = en|first = Colin|last = Larkin}}

==External links==
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