Album Review: Neon Grey Midnight Green by Neko Case

After her home was destroyed by fire, her eighth album reasserts her unshakeable authority with songs of depth, detail and ambition The eighth album from Neko Case comes on the back of both an eventful and productive period for the American singer-songwriter. During the writing of her last album, 2018's Hell-On, her home was destroyed by fire, and subsequent years have been occupied firstly with rebuilding it before going on to write her memoir The Harder I Fight The More I Love You. She's also continued to make music as part of The New Pornographers, most notably on the excellent Continue As A Guest, and has been working on a musical adaptation of the iconic 1991 Oscar winner Thelma & Louise.

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As a gender-fluid person producing her own music, the creative process also takes centre stage in her work. Case has a history of disappearing to create, emphasizing the need for her songs to gestate into their fullest forms before sharing them with the world. "There are so few producers who are women, non-binary, or trans," the artist said in the press materials for Neon Grey Midnight Green.

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As a songwriter, Neko Case takes her time. The gap between 2018’s Hell-On and this new record, Neon Grey Midnight Green, is a full seven years. Yet it’s not like she’s just sitting around for years at a time. She remains a full-time member of the long-running power-pop group the New Pornographers.

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