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| CAT POWER BRINGS CAT POWER SINGS DYLAN: THE 1966 ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT TO CARNEGIE HALL FEBRUARY 14, 2024 “MR. TAMBOURINE MAN” AND “LIKE A ROLLING STONE” PREMIERE CAT POWER SINGS DYLAN: THE 1966 ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT OUT NOW VIA DOMINO RECORDING CO. |
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| Renowned singer-songwriter Cat Power has announced a Valentine’s Day performance at America’s premiere concert hall, Carnegie Hall. The show is a 15-song recreation of Dylan’s 1966 acoustic and electric performance at Royal Albert Hall and is a companion to her album, Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert, out now via Domino Recording Company. Set to take place on February 14, 2024, the Carnegie Hall show follows performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Dylan himself hasn’t headlined the venue performing this material since 1965. To help celebrate the Carnegie Hall performance, Cat Power releases two more songs from the album. Her distinct and evocative takes on “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Like A Rolling Stone” are available for streaming everywhere now. LISTEN TO “MR. TAMBOURINE MAN” LISTEN TO “LIKE A ROLLING STONE” PRE-ORDER CAT POWER SINGS DYLAN: THE 1966 ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT Recorded November 5, 2022 at London’s vaunted Royal Albert Hall, Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert sees Marshall paying tribute to Bob Dylan with a complete live reimagining of his legendary performance at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in May 1966. Long known as the “Royal Albert Hall Concert” due to a mislabeled bootleg, the original performance saw Dylan switching from acoustic to electric midway through the show, drawing the ire of folk purists and forever altering the course of rock ‘n’ roll. Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert both lovingly honors Dylan’s imprint on history and brings a stunning new vitality to many of his most revered songs, including the recently released “She Belongs to Me” and “Ballad of a Thin Man,” both available everywhere now. “More than the work of any other songwriter,” says Chan Marshall, “Dylan’s songs have spoken to me, and inspired me since I first began hearing them at 5 years old.” LISTEN TO “SHE BELONGS TO ME” LISTEN TO “BALLAD OF A THIN MAN” There are few voices more deeply embedded in the iconography and mythology of American indie rock than that of Chan Marshall. Under the musical nom de plume of Cat Power, Marshall has released music for nearly 25 years now and her prowess as a songwriter, a producer, and most notably – as a voice – has only grown more influential with time. Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert marks the latest in a series of albums that see Marshall reimagining classics from the American Songbook, rock ‘n’ roll history and beyond, including 2000’s The Covers Record, 2008’s Jukebox and 2022’s Covers, the latter of which was hailed by Pitchfork as “her widest ranging yet, illustrating her talent for radical reinvention.” Now, Cat Power recreates Dylan’s epochal 1966 concert – a 15-song set featuring classics like “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,“ “Like A Rolling Stone” as well as several cuts from Blonde on Blonde including “Just Like A Woman” – with both heartfelt reverence and a deep understanding of the delicate nature of song interpretation. Like the original concert (and all of Dylan’s 1966 world tour), Marshall kept the first half of her set entirely acoustic, then went electric for the second half with the help of a full band including guitarist Arsun Sorrenti, bassist Erik Paparozzi, multi-instrumentalists Aaron Embry (harmonica, piano) and Jordan Summers (organ, Wurlitzer), and drummer Josh Adams. In her own rendition of that historic night, Marshall inhabits each song with equal parts conviction and grace and a palpable sense of protectiveness, ultimately transposing the anarchic tension of Dylan’s set with a warm and luminous joy. “I had and still have such respect for the man who crafted so many songs that helped develop conscious thinking in millions of people, helped shape the way they see the world,” says Marshall. “So, even though my hands were shaking so much I had to keep them in my pockets, I felt real dignity for myself. It felt like a real honor for me to stand there.” # # # CAT POWER CAT POWER SINGS DYLAN: THE 1966 ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT (Domino Recording Company) Release Date: Friday, November 10, 2023  |
| Produced By Andrew Slater Co-Produced By Chan Marshall Recorded and Mixed By Rob Schnapf Tracklist: She Belongs To Me Fourth Time Around Visions Of Johanna It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue Desolation Row Just Like A Woman Mr. Tambourine Man Tell Me, Momma I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) Baby, Let Me Follow You Down Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat One Too Many Mornings Ballad Of A Thin Man Like A Rolling Stone CONNECT WITH CAT POWER: CATPOWERMUSIC.COM | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE |
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