It's been 25 years since Neko Case released her first album, and the iconic country noir songwriter is set to look back on her career with a retrospective album. Wild Creatures is out digitally this Friday (April 22) through Anti-.
Wild Creatures consists of 22 highlights from Case's back catalogue, plus the new song "Oh, Shadowless." Wild Creatures takes its title from a song on 2013's The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You.
Case's website will feature animated artwork by Laura Plansker to accompany every song. The website will also include short essays and track-by-track commentary from friends, collaborators and admirers, including A.C. Newman, Dan Bejar, M. Ward, David Byrne, Shirley Manson, Jeff Tweedy, Rosanne Cash, Waxahatchee, Julien Baker, Kevin Morby, Allison Russell, Margo Price and more.
See the 23-song tracklist below. Below that, check out Case's tour schedule, which is largely in the US but also includes a Vancouver stop. There's also a streaming concert on May 19, which is exclusive for subscribers of Case's Substack newsletter.
Wild Creatures:
1. I'm an Animal
2. Lady Pilot
3. Halls of Sarah
4. Man
5. Star Witness
6. I Wish I Was the Moon
7. The Next Time You Say "Forever"
8. Favorite
9. Hell-On
10. Hold On, Hold On
11. Polar Nettles
12. Wild Creatures
13. Furnace Room Lullaby
14. A Widow's Toast
15. Deep Red Bells
16. This Tornado Loves You
17. Winnie
18. Night Still Comes
19. Maybe Sparrow
20. Things That Scare Me
21. The Tigers Have Spoken
22. Set Out Running
23. Oh, Shadowless
Neko Case 2022 Tour Dates:
04/28 Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall ~
04/29 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom ~
5/19 Wild Creatures: Live from the Lung - streaming show for Substack subscribers
05/28 Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios ~
05/29 Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios ~
06/01 Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre +
06/02 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger +
06/03 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater +
06/04 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall +
06/07 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's #
06/08 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay #
06/10 Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at the Ace Hotel #
06/11 San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater #
06/12 Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre #
06/13 Grass Valley, CA - The Center for the Arts #
06/15 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre %
06/16 Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo %
06/17 Portland, OR - Pioneer Courthouse Square *
06/18 Spokane, WA - Bing Crosby Theater %
06/19 Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre %
06/22 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
06/23 Omaha, NE - The Admiral Theater **
06/24 St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall **
08/28 Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl ~~
8/29 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre ~~
09/01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ~~
09/02 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre ~~
09/03 Evanston, IL - Out of Space @ Temperance Beer Co. ^^
09/04 Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival
09/06 Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall ##
09/07 Boston, MA - Emerson Colonial Theatre ##
09/08 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel ##
09/09 Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap ++
09/10 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ##
09/12 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel ##
09/13 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ##
9/16 Anchorage, AK - Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
9/17 Fairbanks, AK - Hering Auditorium
~ with Kara Jackson
+ with M. Ward
# with Leyla McCalla
% with Gabby Moreno
* with Indigo Girls
^ with Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine
** with Bendigo Fletcher
++ with She & Him
~~ with Disq
^^ with Courtney Marie Andrews
## with Sean Rowe
Wild Creatures consists of 22 highlights from Case's back catalogue, plus the new song "Oh, Shadowless." Wild Creatures takes its title from a song on 2013's The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You.
Case's website will feature animated artwork by Laura Plansker to accompany every song. The website will also include short essays and track-by-track commentary from friends, collaborators and admirers, including A.C. Newman, Dan Bejar, M. Ward, David Byrne, Shirley Manson, Jeff Tweedy, Rosanne Cash, Waxahatchee, Julien Baker, Kevin Morby, Allison Russell, Margo Price and more.
See the 23-song tracklist below. Below that, check out Case's tour schedule, which is largely in the US but also includes a Vancouver stop. There's also a streaming concert on May 19, which is exclusive for subscribers of Case's Substack newsletter.
Wild Creatures:
1. I'm an Animal
2. Lady Pilot
3. Halls of Sarah
4. Man
5. Star Witness
6. I Wish I Was the Moon
7. The Next Time You Say "Forever"
8. Favorite
9. Hell-On
10. Hold On, Hold On
11. Polar Nettles
12. Wild Creatures
13. Furnace Room Lullaby
14. A Widow's Toast
15. Deep Red Bells
16. This Tornado Loves You
17. Winnie
18. Night Still Comes
19. Maybe Sparrow
20. Things That Scare Me
21. The Tigers Have Spoken
22. Set Out Running
23. Oh, Shadowless
Neko Case 2022 Tour Dates:
04/28 Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall ~
04/29 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom ~
5/19 Wild Creatures: Live from the Lung - streaming show for Substack subscribers
05/28 Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios ~
05/29 Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios ~
06/01 Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre +
06/02 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger +
06/03 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater +
06/04 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall +
06/07 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's #
06/08 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay #
06/10 Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at the Ace Hotel #
06/11 San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater #
06/12 Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre #
06/13 Grass Valley, CA - The Center for the Arts #
06/15 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre %
06/16 Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo %
06/17 Portland, OR - Pioneer Courthouse Square *
06/18 Spokane, WA - Bing Crosby Theater %
06/19 Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre %
06/22 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
06/23 Omaha, NE - The Admiral Theater **
06/24 St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall **
08/28 Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl ~~
8/29 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre ~~
09/01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ~~
09/02 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre ~~
09/03 Evanston, IL - Out of Space @ Temperance Beer Co. ^^
09/04 Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival
09/06 Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall ##
09/07 Boston, MA - Emerson Colonial Theatre ##
09/08 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel ##
09/09 Vienna, VA - Filene Center at Wolf Trap ++
09/10 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ##
09/12 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel ##
09/13 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ##
9/16 Anchorage, AK - Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
9/17 Fairbanks, AK - Hering Auditorium
~ with Kara Jackson
+ with M. Ward
# with Leyla McCalla
% with Gabby Moreno
* with Indigo Girls
^ with Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine
** with Bendigo Fletcher
++ with She & Him
~~ with Disq
^^ with Courtney Marie Andrews
## with Sean Rowe
