Cat Power
After a six-year gap between records, Cat Power will return with Wanderer this
fall. The record, which artist Chan Marshall (who goes by the name Cat
Power) produced entirely by herself, will come out on October 5th.
A one-minute teaser for the album
features Marhsall singing the lilting title track, “Wanderer,” against a
folky, gospel backing choir as she walks through mountains to a body of
water. “Twist of fate would have me sing at your wedding with a baby on
my mind and your soul in between,” she sings at one point.
Marshall said in a statement that he
record reflects “the course my life has taken in this journey – going
from town to town, with my guitar, telling my tale; with reverence to
the people who did this generations before me.” She added, “Folk
singers, blues singers, and everything in between – they were all
wanderers, and I am lucky to be among them.”
The record features guest vocals by Lana
Del Rey on the song “Woman,” as well as appearances by some of
Marshall’s past collaborators. She wrote and recorded the album in Miami
and Los Angeles over the past few years.