Neko Case has the best voice in music today.

Neko Case has the best voice in music today. I’m not 100% sure that is a true statement, but it is one worth an argument. We cut out of work early (as in 11:00 AM) to go catch Neko along with Rufus Wainwright at The World Café Live this past Friday. It was one of those free at noon concerts that WXPN has each Friday. The show only lasts 45 minutes, and since it was a split bill (and Rufus getting top billing) Neko only played for 15 minutes. That said her 15 minutes were amazing. The woman looked as if she just rolled out of bed (probably just out of the tour bus), walked up to the microphone, and proceeded to blow away the crowed with 5 songs. That was it. 15 minutes was all we were going to get. The thing is when you see her live it’s the voice. Her voice is simply amazing. So damn unique. You can’t take your eyes off of her while she sings, simply because you can’t believe that voice is coming out of her. I advice everyone to check her out. While I have her last two discs (one live, one studio), and I am a fan, it wasn’t until I just saw her live that it really sunk in. Neko Case possibly has the best voice in music today.

She comes back to Philly in late October with her other project The New Pornographers. After her performance on Friday I plan to catch her every time she comes to town.

As a quick side note – Ian thoroughly enjoyed Neko as well. He was also totally blown away by her voice. He was commenting all afternoon on how great she was, and how he wished she had played longer.