Live from Austin, TX (Neko Case album)

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Live from Austin, TX
Live from Austin, TX album cover by Neko Case.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2007
RecordedAugust 9, 2003
Venue University of Texas at Austin
StudioStudio 6A
Genre Alternative country
Label New West Records [1]
Neko Case chronology
The Tigers Have Spoken
(2004)
Live from Austin, TX
(2007)
Middle Cyclone
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 5.5/10 [3]
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Live from Austin, TX is a live album recorded by Neko Case on August 9, 2003, on the Austin City Limits Television series. The performance aired on PBS on November 8, 2003, was released on DVD in 2006, and appeared on compact disc on January 9, 2007. Aside from "Behind the House" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain," all songs appear on previous Case albums.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Favorite" – 3:29
  2. "Outro with Bees" – 1:24
  3. "Behind the House" – 3:02
  4. "Ghost Wiring" – 2:42
  5. "Deep Red Bells" – 3:45
  6. "Knock Loud" – 2:17
  7. "Hex" – 4:46
  8. "Maybe Sparrow" – 2:40
  9. "Wayfaring Stranger" – 3:00
  10. "Furnace Room Lullaby" – 2:54
  11. "In California" – 3:20
  12. "Buckets of Rain" – 2:48
  13. "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)" – 3:25
  14. "Alone and Forsaken" – 3:04

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