Cat Power - Jukebox

I feel like some kind of reactionary, but the first Metal Heart sounds so unfiltered, so unselfconscious, it's riveting. The JB reworking sounds distanced and disengaged to me, like a "reading". I enjoyed quite a lot of Sun so am not against Chan's recent work, but that does nothing much for me.
If we're going to choose from among her covers, nothing can touch "I Found a Reason". Kills me every time.

I like both versions of Metal Heart, but what I love is how she continually reworks her material.
The version of The Greatest that opened the Sun shows was astonishing, turning it from a wistful sentiment to an indictment.

Fave cover? Come On In My Kitchen.

Oh I was thinking about Metal Heart yesterday! Weirdly I think what really helped me love both versions was this dubstep rmx (!!) which couldn't find space to exist on the sharper angles of the original I think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1sq0mhBRDY

Also I feel like it's good that MH has kinda settled as the default Cat Power song! It's pretty representative and pretty great.

I like LL's post, about being older, I hadn't thought much about that and it's true.