我的蓝莓夜】预告片主题曲原唱‧继《The Greatest》后最棒的声音
Time Out誉为：「最懂得诠释之美的女唱作人」
Mojo推荐：「她栖息在别人的歌曲里，以极具说服力的嗓音绽放光芒」
收录献给Bob Dylan的全新作〈Song To Bobby〉‧首波主打〈New York〉
Spin评选5颗星满分★★★★★翻唱致敬专辑《The Covers Record》续作
精采翻玩Bob Dylan、Billie Holiday、Janis Joplin、Frank Sinatra、Nick Cave影响Cat Power音乐历程的巨星经典作品！
深沉抑郁又同时纯真无暇，Cat Power就像是摆荡在黑夜和白昼之间的暧昧溷沌，游移在冷和热之间的纠结情绪，拥有一种复杂而神秘的绝对魅力。这个Chan Marshall化名的美国南方女孩，二十岁便抱着一把吉他来到纽约，三年后推出了第一张专辑，蕴含着传统蓝调灵魂的超龄嗓音溷合着Bob Dylan、The Velvet Underground、Sonic Youth和Liz Phair的影响，慢慢地凝聚起一种煽情而低调的音乐美学，一次又一次用她独树一帜的孤独绝美，陪伴我们度过无数寂寥深夜。不知不觉间，这着披着一头深褐色长髮、带着害羞青涩气质的女孩，竟也悄悄地在乐坛闯荡十馀多年，成为当代最具代表性的女性唱作人之一！
Cat Power曾经数度来台表演，她的声音如〈I Found A Reason〉出现在电影【V怪客】里，如〈The Greatest〉献声为王家卫导演【我的蓝莓夜】预告片主题曲，更成为片场拍摄时帮助演员入戏的指定曲。在风靡Rolling Stone、Spin、Playlouder等传媒年终榜单的五颗星满分专辑《The Greatest》后，Cat Power推出了《The Covers Record》后的第二张翻唱致敬专辑《Jukebox》，除了重新演绎James Brown、Bob Dylan、Billie Holiday、Janis Joplin、Frank Sinatra等影响其音乐历程名将的经典作品，还带来了一首献给Bob Dylan的新作〈Song To Bobby〉以及自己1998年专辑《Moon Pix》中的一曲〈Metal Heart〉全新版本。为了录製《Jukebox》，Cat Power邀集曾来台表演之澳洲后摇滚名团Dirty Three鼓手Jim White、Judah Bauer（The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion吉他手）、Gregg Foreman（The Delta 72吉他手）和Erik Paparozzi（Lizard Music团员）组成「Dirty Delta Blues」为专辑伴奏并进行巡迴演出，更和以传奇乡村歌后Loretta Lynn的《Van Lear Rose》拿下葛莱美奖最佳录音工程的Stu Sikes再度合作，携手营造前作《The Greatest》中那般极具穿透力和迷濛韵味的浪漫质感。
Jim White俐落鼓点下开场的〈New York〉，令人随之慵懒摆动的摇滚律动，实在很难令人联想起Frank Sinatra的原作；随后弥漫煽情迷幻感的〈Ramblin` (Wo)man〉，将Cat Power音符中那款漂浮、梦幻的微醺感受，发挥得淋漓尽致；改以钢琴为主奏〈Metal Heart〉，褪去当年受Sonic Youth影响的吉他噪音戾气，让乐迷清晰体验Cat Power近年深邃而内敛的蜕变；灵魂教父James Brown的〈Lost Someone〉以及全美蓝调音乐奖得主Jessie Mae Hemphill的〈Lord, Help The Poor & Needy〉，以简单的键盘和吉他编製，巧妙将灵魂和福音元素纳入Cat Power的蓝调风情；描绘初次与Bob Dylan见面心情的新曲〈Song To Bobby〉，民谣吉他的清新编曲、歌词韵脚，甚至咬字上，竟都乍现几分Bob Dylan的风采；而末段翻玩Janis Joplin和Joni Mitchell两位经典女伶的名曲〈Woman Left Lonely〉、〈Blue〉，则以简约的吉他伴奏和稀疏的琴音点缀，带来两款完美契合Cat Power音乐气质的落寞苍凉！
《Jukebox》虽然为翻唱致敬为题出发的作品，但Cat Power性格鲜明的嗓音特质和编曲神采，却巧妙地为这些影响她的旋律，注入属于Cat Power的音乐灵魂，精采地赋予专辑十余首曲目崭新生命，在今年，为乐迷献上一张和煦而浪漫得令人完全无法抗拒的蓝调乡谣经典！
by Heather Phares
Eight years is a long time in almost any artist's career, but in Cat Power's case, it's an even more sizeable gulf, as Chan Marshall's collections of other people's songs reflect. 2000's The Covers Record found her becoming an ever more nuanced performer, tempering the rawness and intensity of her earlier albums with a lighter approach. 2008's Jukebox reaffirms what a polished artist she's become, especially since her Memphis soul homage The Greatest. But where The Greatest sometimes bordered on slick, Jukebox's blend of country, soul, blues, and jazz feels lived-in and natural. Marshall recorded this set with her touring act, the Dirty Delta Blues Band, which includes some of indie rock's finest players, including her longtime drummer, the Dirty Three's Jim White -- who gives even the quietest moments vitality -- as well as Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's Judah Bauer and Chavez's Matt Sweeney, so it's not surprising that the album often plays like an especially well-recorded concert. However, some of the session legends she worked with on The Greatest make guest appearances, including Teenie Hodges and Spooner Oldham. Oldham's song for Janis Joplin, "A Woman Left Lonely," appears here, and the original's sophisticated yet earthy sound is one of the album's biggest influences.
