Middle Cyclone

Singer-Songwriter · 2009 · 15 tracks · 1h 14m

Middle Cyclone

A sprawling, nature-obsessed masterpiece of indie-Americana. Massive vocals meet barn-recorded pianos and thirty minutes of nocturnal field recordings.

February 28, 2009 · Anti-

A fierce and poetic meditation on the untamable forces of nature and the human heart.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 14m

01

This Tornado Loves You

3:21

02

The Next Time You Say Forever

1:46

03

People Got a Lotta Nerve

2:34

04

Polar Nettles

2:26

05

Vengeance Is Sleeping

3:23

06

Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth

2:14

07

Middle Cyclone

3:06

08

Fever

3:19

09

Magpie to the Morning

2:44

10

I’m an Animal

2:21

11

Prison Girls

5:26

12

Don’t Forget Me

3:10

13

The Pharaohs

3:38

14

Red Tide

2:53

15

Marais la nuit

31:39

Moments Worth Listening For

The explosive vocal entry on 'This Tornado Loves You' that feels like a physical gust of wind.

The haunting, thirty-minute field recording of a Vermont night that closes the record.

The jangly, deceptive upbeat energy of 'People Got a Lotta Nerve' masking its predatory lyrics.

Reviews

BBC Music

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Middle Cyclone sound next to the rest of Neko Case's catalogue?

Defiant+1.2σ

Defiant saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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