Way back in July last year, Cat Power announced she had her tenth album “ready to go“. Now almost a year later, the follow up to her 2012 album Sun has been announced. Wanderer is set to be released on October 5th via Domino.
A trailer for the new album has also been released, accompanied by new music. From what we’ve heard so far, it’s a step back into her folk rock roots. A big change after Sun which featured a lot of electronic elements.
Watch: Cat Power – Wanderer trailer
Produced entirely by Chan Marshall AKA Cat Power herself, the album features guest vocals from Lana Del Rey whom Marshall was recently supporting on tour. The new record tells the story of “my journey so far” over 11 tracks says Marshall. “The course my life has taken in this journey – going from town to town, with my guitar, telling my tale; with reverence to the people who did this generations before me. Folk singers, blues singers, and everything in between.
They were all wanderers, and I am lucky to be among them.”
The record will be supported by an international tour, however no Australian dates have yet been announced. For many years Cat Power had a reputation for disappointing live performances and cancelling tours. However in recent years, her performances have become more consistent.
Marshall last visited Australia to perform her album Moon Pix in full at the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live 2018. The one off show was in celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary. Moon Pix was recorded in Melbourne and is often referred to as her breakthrough album.
Check out the tracklist for the album below. Wanderer is out October 5th.
Watch: Cat Power – “Manhattan”
Wanderer:
01. Wanderer
02. In Your Face
03. You Get
04. Woman (feat. Lana Del Rey)
05. Horizon
06. Stay
07. Black
08. Robbin Hood
09. Nothing Really Matters
10. Me Voy
11. Wanderer / Exit
