Editing Neko Case (section)

{{Short description|American singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Neko Case
| image             = Neko Case - Forecastle Fest 2012 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Case at the 2012 [[Forecastle Festival]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Neko Richelle Case<ref name=USPubRecordsIndex-2007>{{cite web|title=Neko R Case, United States Public Records Index|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2MCJ-91L|work=[[FamilySearch]]|publisher=Intellectual Reserve, Inc.|access-date=February 23, 2014|location=251287385 (record number)|date=November 15, 2007|quote=unverified that middle name is Richelle, though online consensus indicates birthname is Neko Richelle Case}}</ref>
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1970|9|8}}
| birth_place       = [[Alexandria, Virginia]]
| origin            = [[Tacoma, Washington]]
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[alternative country]]|[[folk rock]]|[[americana (music)|Americana]]}}
| occupation        = Musician, songwriter
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|percussion|piano|guitar|tenor guitar}}
| years_active      = 1994–present
| label             = {{hlist|Lady Pilot|[[ANTI-]]|[[Mint Records|Mint]]|[[Bloodshot Records|Bloodshot]]|[[Matador Records|Matador]]|[[Loose Music]]}}
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|Neko Case and Her Boyfriends|[[The New Pornographers]]|[[The Corn Sisters]]|[[case/lang/veirs]]|[[The Sadies]]|[[Cub (band)|Cub]]|[[Maow]]}}
| website           = [http://nekocase.com/ NekoCase.com]
}}

'''Neko Richelle Case''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|iː|k|oʊ|_|ˈ|k|eɪ|s}} {{respell|NEE|koh|_|KAYSS}};<ref name=Time-Blows-Empire>{{cite news|last=Thigpen|first=David E.|title=Blows Against The Empire|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,43143,00.html?iid=chix-sphere|access-date=November 7, 2013|newspaper=Time Magazine|date=April 16, 2000}}</ref> born September 8, 1970)<ref name=ExclaimTimeline>{{cite news|last=Doole|first=Kerry|title=Features > Timeline > March 2009: Neko Case|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/Timeline/neko_case_2|access-date=November 7, 2013|newspaper=Exclaim! Magazine|date=March 2009}}</ref> is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian [[indie rock]] group [[the New Pornographers]]. Case's singing voice has been described by contemporaries and critics as a "flamethrower",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harvilla|first=Rob|date=2018-05-30|title=Neko Case Is Still Fighting|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/5/30/17406380/neko-case-hell-on-interview|access-date=2020-06-16|website=The Ringer|language=en}}</ref> "a powerhouse [which] seems like it might level buildings,"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-08|title='I Love What Human Voices Do Together': An Interview with Neko Case|url=https://longreads.com/2018/06/08/i-love-what-human-voices-do-together-an-interview-with-neko-case/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Longreads|language=en}}</ref> "a 120-mph fastball,"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Appleford|first=Steve|date=2009-03-03|title=Neko Case's voice in the wilderness|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-03-et-nekocase3-story.html|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> and a "vocal tornado".<ref name="Menaker">{{Cite news|last=Menaker|first=Daniel|date=2009-02-13|title=Wild Thing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15neko-t.html|access-date=2020-06-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>  Critics also note her idiosyncratic, "cryptic,"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=2018-05-24|title=How Neko Case Finally Unleashed Her Feminist Rage|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/arts/music/neko-case-interview-hell-on.html|access-date=2020-06-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> "imagistic"<ref name="Menaker"/> lyrics, and credit her as a significant figure in the early 21st-century American revival of the [[tenor guitar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-02-07|title=Four on the Floor: Neko Case Interview|url=https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/four-floor-neko-case-interview/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Fretboard Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2018|first=David |last=Von Bader|title=Neko Case: Free Falling|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/27793-neko-case-free-falling|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Premierguitar.com|language=en}}</ref> Case's body of work has spanned and drawn on a range of traditions including country, folk, art rock, indie rock, and pop and is frequently described as defying or avoiding easy generic classification.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neko Case In Concert|url=https://www.npr.org/2006/04/09/5325695/neko-case-martha-wainwright-in-concert|access-date=2020-06-16|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Preston|date=2019-02-11|title=Neko Case Is a Warm, Tight Hug|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/review-neko-case-at-granada-theater-2-9-19-11557359|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Dallas Observer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Neko Case defies easy categorization|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/neko-case-defies-easy-categorization-wbna29513350|access-date=2020-06-16|website=TODAY.com|date=March 4, 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="A Musician's Life: Neko Case"|url=https://beta.prx.org/stories/40762|access-date=2020-06-16|website=beta.prx.org}}</ref>