Navneet Nara

Sunny side up: Cat Power has left the shade behind

Sun proves that Cat Power still has spunk By Navneet Nara   After nearly two decades of brooding, Cat Power found a bit of happiness. Sun didn’t come easy for Cat Power, after troubles with debt and a nervous breakdown, Chan Marshall (known to us as Cat Power) took a break from writing. The follow up to 2006’s The Greatest, Sun is Cat Power’s rebirth. An upbeat “Cherokee” starts the album with piano and guitar in a tempo fit for a summer’s drive. Even with Cat Power’s ever-brooding voice, “Cherokee” still manages to be groovy. The title track is flourished with…

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