Under the Radar

CAT POWER

After speaking for an uninterrupted 15 minutes, Chan Marshall stops to apologize. This will happen several more times during our conversation, and each time it is for the same reason.

The years since the release of 2012’s have been intense, and she simply loses herself in their retelling. In truth, this story begins during the writing and recording of , an album Marshall says came with the, Matador promptly rejected it, leaving Marshall to question whether her career was over. All she had left was her son and her music.

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