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case/lang/veirs
Studio album by case/lang/veirs
Released	June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17)
Recorded	November 2015
Genre	Folk rock
Length	43:13
Producer	Tucker Martine
Neko Case chronology
The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You (2013) case/lang/veirs (2016) Hell-On (2018)
k.d. lang chronology
Sing It Loud (2011) case/lang/veirs (2016) Makeover (2021)
Laura Veirs chronology
Warp & Weft (2013) case/lang/veirs (2016) The Lookout (2018)

case/lang/veirs is the self-titled debut album by Canadian-American supergroup case/lang/veirs which consists of Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs. The album was recorded in November 2015 and released June 17, 2016.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10
Metacritic	83/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Chicago Tribune
The Guardian
The Independent
Mojo
The Observer
Pitchfork	8.2/10
Q
Spin	8/10

The group's self-titled debut album received "ecstatic reviews". Pitchfork reviewer Laura Snapes noted its strong musicianship and use of natural imagery. Snapes acknowledged comparisons to the 1987 album Trio from Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, but said that unlike Trio it was unlikely to be followed up with a second album, and lang herself called it a "one-off record". Writing for Exclaim!, Sarah Greene lauded the album, calling it "profound, passionate and substantial." Andy Gill at The Independent called it "an album of rare beauty and intelligence" also noting "elemental reflections" in some of the lyrics. Production by Tucker Martine, Veirs's spouse, was lauded by Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune as " each song exactly what it needs", also noting the singers attained an "organic feel to the union that would raise it above the usually mediocre (or worse) level of most such hey-let's-get-together-and-jam all-star collaborations".

Track listing

1. "Atomic Number" (Laura Veirs/k.d. lang/Neko Case) – 2:58
2. "Honey and Smoke" (Veirs/lang) – 3:04
3. "Song for Judee" (Veirs) – 3:12
4. "Blue Fires" (Veirs/lang) – 2:58
5. "Delirium" (Veirs/lang/Case) – 2:46
6. "Greens of June" (Veirs) – 4:13
7. "Behind the Armory" (Veirs/lang/Case) – 2:20
8. "Best Kept Secret" (Veirs) – 3:17
9. "1000 Miles Away" (Veirs) – 2:57
10. "Supermoon" (Veirs/Case) – 3:48
11. "I Want to Be Here" (Veirs/lang/Case) – 2:47
12. "Down I-5" (Veirs/Case) – 3:02
13. "Why Do We Fight" (Veirs/lang) – 2:36
14. "Georgia Stars" (Veirs/lang) – 3:17

Personnel

Musicians

• Rob Burger – keys, piano, claviola
• Neko Case – vocals
• Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
• k.d. lang – vocals, acoustic guitar (13)
• Sebastian Steinberg – electric/upright bass, autoharp
• Laura Veirs – vocals, guitars
• Tim Young – lead/rhythm guitar

Guest musicians

• Ralph Carney – horns (8)
• Michael Finn – additional keys (1), additional guitar (4, 13)
• Jon Hyde – pedal steel (13)
• Tucker Martine – percussion, drums (13)
• Anna Fritz (cello), Kyleen King (viola), Patti King (violin) – strings (3, 4, 5, 8)
• Strings on 1, 6, 10 arranged by Stephen Barber and performed by Tosca String Quartet (Leigh Mahoney, Tracy Seeger, Ames Asbell, Sara Nelson)

Charts

References

1. ^ Deming, Mark, "case/lang/veirs – case/lang/veirs / Neko Case / k.d. lang / Laura Veirs", AllMusic
2. Kato, Yoshi (June 20, 2016). "Case/lang/Veirs find harmony in supergroup trio". San Francisco Chronicle.
3. "Neko Case, k.d. lang And Laura Veirs On The Art Of Working Together". NPR. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
4. "case/lang/veirs by case/lang/veirs reviews". AnyDecentMusic?.
5. "Reviews for case/lang/veirs by Neko Case". Metacritic.
6. Horowitz, Hal (June 14, 2016). "Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs: case/lang/veirs". American Songwriter.
7. ^ Kot, Greg (June 10, 2016). "Case, Veirs, lang create a different kind of power trio". Chicago Tribune.
8. Simpson, Dave (June 16, 2016). "Case/Lang/Veirs album review – classy, classic pop from sisterly supergroup". The Guardian. London.
9. ^ Gill, Andy (June 15, 2016). "case/lang/veirs, Album review: 'An album of rare beauty and intelligence'". The Independent. London.
10. Harris, Sophie (July 2016). "Three times a lady". Mojo. No. 272. p. 90.
11. Empire, Kitty (June 19, 2016). "Case/lang/veirs: Case/lang/veirs review – a record of depth and scope". The Observer. London.
12. ^ Snapes, Laura (June 18, 2016). "case/lang/veirs: case/lang/veirs". Pitchfork.
13. Harrison, Ian (2016). "case/lang/veirs: case/lang/veirs". Q. No. 361 (30th anniversary special ed.). p. 108.
14. "SPIN Overlooked Albums Report: The Goon Sax and Let's Eat Grandma Are Teenagers of the Year". Spin. July 15, 2016.
15. Devlin, Mike (June 25, 2016). "case/lang/viers are onto a winner". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia.
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• 2016 debut albums
• Anti- (record label) albums
• Case/lang/veirs albums