Music Review

The Blackened Air (2002)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Apr 09, 2002; Lead Performance: Nina Nastasia

Imagine Chan Marshall, the matte-finished chanteuse behind Cat Power, had contributed songs to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and invited John Cale to throw in viola squalls for good measure. The result might sound like this New Yorker's remarkable second disc—a fresher, less affected effort than virtually anything from trad- country revivalists like Gillian Welch.

Originally posted Apr 26, 2002 Published in issue #650-651 Apr 26, 2002 Order article reprints

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