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Blacklisted (Neko Case album)

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

Blacklisted
Studio album by
Neko Case
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length37:18
LabelBloodshot
ProducerCraig Schumacher
Neko Case chronology
Canadian Amp
(2001) 		Blacklisted
(2002) 		The Tigers Have Spoken
(2004)

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.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Austin Chronicle     [5]
Blender     [6]
Chicago Sun-Times    [7]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[8]
Pitchfork7.9/10[9]
Rolling Stone     [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [11]
Spin8/10[12]
Uncut     [13]

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.[4] 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".[9]

Legacy

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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 Culture'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."[14] In another retrospective review, Stereogum'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 Blacklisted's sound in the years since its release.[15]

In 2016, Exclaim!'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."[16] In 2020, Consequence ranked it the best of Case's nine solo works.[17]

Online music magazine Pitchfork placed Blacklisted at number 141 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[18]

Track listing

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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"[19] – 1:35
  4. "Lady Pilot" – 2:26
  5. "Tightly" – 2:16
  6. "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)" (Sylvia Dee, Guy Wood) – 3:21
  7. "Stinging Velvet" – 2:55
  8. "Pretty Girls" – 3:25
  9. "I Missed the Point" – 1:52
  10. "Blacklisted" – 2:22
  11. "I Wish I Was the Moon" – 3:34
  12. "Runnin' Out of Fools" (Richard Ahlert, Kay Rogers) – 3:05
  13. "Ghost Wiring" – 3:54
  14. "Outro with Bees (Reprise)"[19] – 2:24

Personnel

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Credits sourced from Blacklisted's liner notes.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 28, 2023. ...Blacklisted is a jewel of dusky Americana, its every move shadowed by longing and veiled menace.
  2. ^ "Billboard". 2009-02-14.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Blacklisted by Neko Case". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Blacklisted – Neko Case". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Caligiuri, Jim (November 15, 2002). "Neko Case: Blacklisted (Bloodshot)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2002). "Neko Case: Blacklisted". Blender (10): 115. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  7. ^ DeRogatis, Jim (August 18, 2002). "Neko Case, 'Blacklisted' (Bloodshot) / Aimee Mann, 'Lost in Space' (SuperEgo)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. ^ Ochs, Meredith (September 13, 2002). "Neko Case: Blacklisted". Entertainment Weekly: 156.
  9. ^ a b Carr, Eric (August 26, 2002). "Neko Case: Blacklisted". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ^ Bresnick, Adam (July 30, 2002). "Blacklisted". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  11. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Neko Case". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 145. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Pappademas, Alex (September 2002). "Neko Case, 'Blacklisted' (Bloodshot)". Spin. 18 (9): 134. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Neko Case: Blacklisted". Uncut (66): 130. November 2002.
  14. ^ Darlington, Susan (February 16, 2022). "Holy Hell! Blacklisted Turns 20". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  15. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (August 18, 2022). "Neko Case's 'Blacklisted' Turns 20". Stereogum. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  16. ^ Greene, Sarah (July 5, 2016). "An Essential Guide to Neko Case". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  17. ^ Consequence staff (December 30, 2020). "Every Neko Case Album Ranked From Worst to Best". Consequence. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  18. ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Neko Case - Blacklisted".
  20. ^ "Neko Case- Blacklisted". Discogs.
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