As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 113,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]
Music
Nick A. Zaino III of Paste Magazine assessed the style present on Blacklisted: "[Case's] persona and her music remained dark, mysterious, and a little distant with her voice wrapped in reverb as if she were calling out from a vast, empty space. If Tom Waits is the drunken dreamer caught in the gutter, Case is the woman who put him there. And unlike some of her contemporaries, she never gave up on twang as she developed her own voice."[3]
Upon original release, Blacklisted was met with critical applause, with particular praise towards Case's vocals. AllMusic's Mark Deming wrote that it contained "some of her finest and most insightful performances to date", as well as noting her progressions as a lyricist and composer.[5] Eric Carr for Pitchfork echoed this, dubbing her vocals "dense with emotional heft and more richly expressive" than her previous work in power pop collective The New Pornographers. Carr also applauded the backing musicians, calling their contributions "roundly excellent and evocative".[10]
Legacy
Blacklisted has continually earned praise in recent years, with critics applauding the results that came from Case's then-newfound artistic control. In a 20th anniversary review, Spectrum Culture's Susan Darlington saw it show Case "at her sharpest and most fearless", writing that its songs' "confidence… [are] so great that it makes the listener wonder why it took her so long to take sole writing credits."[15] In another retrospective review, Stereogum's Rachel Brodsky saw it announce Case "forging her own country-noir sound", noting its "then-new" qualities such as "pioneering" genre fusion and more. Brodsky wrote of "legions of younger artists" who would try to replicate Blacklisted's sound in the years since its release.[16]
In 2016, Exclaim!'s Sarah Greene ranked the album second out of five essential Case records. She called its songs "decadently dark and beautifully scary, providing a sympathetic backdrop for [her] torchy performances."[17] In 2020, Consequence ranked it the best of Case's nine solo works.[18]
↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. October 2, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2023. ...Blacklisted is a jewel of dusky Americana, its every move shadowed by longing and veiled menace.
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