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Canadian-American supergroup
case/lang/veirs is a Canadian-American
supergroup consisting of
Neko Case ,
k.d. lang , and
Laura Veirs , formed in
Portland, Oregon in 2013.
[1]
[2]
[3] The group launched with a June 2016
eponymous album , followed by a 19-city summer 2016 tour.
[4]
History
The trio of case/lang/veirs was formed in 2013, three years before the album release,
[5] when Lang, in a one-line e-mail, invited Case and Veirs to join her, and they responded affirmatively within 30 minutes.
[1]
[4]
[6]
The three musicians had decades of experience making music,
[7] and at that point had recorded over 30 studio albums between them.
[6]
Lang, who previously collaborated with
Dwight Yoakam ,
Madeleine Peyroux and
Ann Wilson ,
[8] has said that she was considering retirement before forming the band,
[9] and she always wanted to "be part of a band, a real collaborative effort".
[10]
The band's sound is described as
alt-country .
[2]
[11]
Two of the band members, lang and Veirs, live in Portland; Case joined them from her home in Vermont.
[1]
Members
Discography
References
^
a
b
c Bauder, David (June 23, 2016).
"The Super Group: How case/lang/veirs came to be" .
The Advocate .
^
a
b Empire, Kitty (June 19, 2016).
"Case/lang/veirs: Case/lang/veirs review – a record of depth and scope" .
The Observer .
^ Kato, Yoshi (June 20, 2016).
"Case/lang/Veirs find harmony in supergroup trio" .
San Francisco Chronicle .
^
a
b Kreps, Daniel (February 29, 2016).
"Neko Case, K.D. Lang, Laura Veirs Team for New LP, Tour" .
Rolling Stone .
^ Baer, April; Scott, Aaron & Williams, Jonathan (June 25, 2016).
"Summer Music: Case/Lang/Veirs" .
Oregon Public Broadcasting .
^
a
b Roberts, Randall (March 5, 2016).
"Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs unite for 'Atomic Number' – the result of an offhand email" .
Los Angeles Times .
^ Thompson, Stephen (June 9, 2016).
"Review: case/lang/veirs, 'case/lang/veirs' " .
NPR .
^
Devlin, Mike (June 25, 2016).
"case/lang/viers are onto a winner" .
Times Colonist . Victoria, British Columbia.
^ Marchand, Francois (June 28, 2016).
"Toying with retirement, k.d. lang finds joy in new trio project" .
Vancouver Sun .
^ Herman, James Patrick (June 2, 2016).
"Exclusive: k.d. Lang on Girl Bands, Carol, and Gay Marriage" .
Out .
^ Meighan, Nicola (June 13, 2016).
"Engaging, cosmic, alt-country album from the harmonic trio who each make their remarkable presence felt" .
The List .
^
"UK Chartlog: Nadanuf – Michael Nyman" . Zobbel . Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
^
"Case/Lang/Veirs > Charts & Awards" .
AllMusic . Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
External links
Studio albums EPs Live albums Compilations Related articles
Studio albums
with The Reclines Solo with The Siss Boom Bang Covers with
Tony Bennett
Other albums Singles Related