# 7 - Neko Case - Deep Red Bells & Stinging Velvet

I've posted a lot about Neko Case. I get obsessed about music, y'know.

No emotion in particular attached itself to these songs this year, they just rocked the house and tweaked the serotonin levels and aurally fixed themselves on synapses. OK, there is a snapshot of my WongDoody stint: Driving in the LA dusk, the top of my Sebring Convertible down, blasting Neko and singing my heart out to the cholos as I drive through East LA.

Oh, and there's the moment at around 2:45 where Neko takes the soft/loud approach and comes blasting out like the spring winds in the gorge.

"Where does this mean world cast its cold eyes?
Who's left to suffer long about you?
Does your soul cast about like an old paper bag past empty lots and early graves?
For those like you who lost their way/murdered on the interstate
And the red bells rang like THUNDER..."

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

Man, I love talking about and sharing these amazing songs and moments in music. Or, it could just be the Zoloft. Who knows.

Download the mp3s by right-clicking here. And here.

I'll be permalinking to the top 10 againagain songs of the year link, and updating the posts to the mp3s you can download from here.

The link below comes from some odd web-based version of maxim or something.

AskMen.com - Neko Case pictures: "Neko's personality is far from predictable. She's just as much a fan of Cajun and Creole food as of borshcht (her family's Ukrainian), and, while not a fan of computers, she's into low-tech art like pinhole photography. Neko admits that she likes 'collage-y, hybrid things.' She's also outspoken, independent and indifferent to what others may think of her.
Just as multifaceted and unapologetic is Neko's talent. Starting out as a drummer, Neko taught herself to sing by 'paying close attention to what other people do, ' and more recently taught herself how to play the guitar and other instruments. An accomplished visual artist as well, she earned her BFA in 1998. "