Neko Case Shares More Album Details, New Single and Expanded Tour Dates

BY Josiah HughesPublished Jun 11, 2013

Earlier this month, beloved alt-country songstress Neko Case announced that she'd finally return with a new solo album called The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You. Now, she's shared all the details for the project.

The first single from the record is called "Man," featuring M. Ward on guitar, and the song can be streamed below. Outside of that, the record includes contributions from Howe Gelb, Mudhoney's Steve Turner and members of the New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket, Calexico, Los Lobos and Visqueen.

There are 11 new songs on the album, along with a cover of Nico's "Afraid." The tracklisting for the release is available below, and that's the album art above.

The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You will be available on September 3 via Anti-.

Case has also expanded her North American tour, adding a Vancouver stop in the process. Check out the full itinerary below.

The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You:

1. Wild Creatures
2. Night Still Comes
3. Man
4. I'm From Nowhere
5. Bracing for Sunday
6. Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
7. Calling Cards
8. City Swans
9. Afraid
10. Local Girl
11. Where Did I Leave That Fire
12. Ragtime

Tour dates:

6/22 North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival (MASS MoCA)
7/6 Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfestival
7/7 Toronto, ON - Toronto Urban Roots Fest
8/9 Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Folk Festival
8/11 Regina, SK - Regina Folk Festival
8/24-25 Monterey, CA - First City Festival at Monterey Fairgrounds
9/6 Chicago, IL - A.V. Fest-Hideout Block Party
9/8 Portland, OR - MusicFest NW
9/11 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
9/12 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum Theater
9/13 Santa Fe, NM - Lensic Performing Center
9/14 Denver, CO - The Ellie Caulkins
9/16 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden
9/17 Boise, ID - The Knitting Factory
9/18 Seattle, WA - The Paramount
9/19 Eugene, OR - The Cuthbert Amphitheater
9/20 Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre
9/25 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
9/26 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
10/4-6 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10/5-6 Los Angeles, CA - Way Over Yonder Fest
10/11/13 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10/15 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
10/16-17 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/19 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
10/20 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
10/23 Nashville, TN - The Cannery
10/24 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
10/26 Durham, NC - The Durham Performing Arts Center
10/27 Charlottesville, VA - The Paramount
11/1 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre

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