20 Reasons Neko Case Is A Goddess Among Mere Mortals

    This tornado loves YOU, Neko.

    1. She's killer in The New Pornographers.

    2. And she's (possibly even more) killer on her own.

    3. She sounds like if you mixed warm honey with whiskey and poured it into a hand-carved oak bowl.

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    4. Her Twitter presence is perfect.

    You just "Ma'am-ed" my boner to death, single dad.

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    You just "Ma'am-ed" my boner to death, single dad.

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    Fall = Harry Potter.. See you guys later!

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    Fall = Harry Potter.. See you guys later!

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    Fuck booze, OATMEAL is a touring musician's best friend!

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    Fuck booze, OATMEAL is a touring musician's best friend!

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    5. That HAIR.

    6. That SMILE.

    7. She'll teach you how to make borscht.

    8. She absolutely loves nature.

    You spider-haters have to turn it around! embrace the EIGHT, not the hate! They are GOOD, like bats and sharks. Poor little guys.

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    You spider-haters have to turn it around! embrace the EIGHT, not the hate! They are GOOD, like bats and sharks. Poor little guys.

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    For those who long for punk rock spirit; grow your own food from heirloom seed. It is literally the most subversive act in America.

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    For those who long for punk rock spirit; grow your own food from heirloom seed. It is literally the most subversive act in America.

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    HOLY. CRAP. Just escorted TINY baby fox across the highway to his mama. NOTHING ELSE WILL EVER BE THIS GOOD. Ok, you can kill me now. Dead.

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    HOLY. CRAP. Just escorted TINY baby fox across the highway to his mama. NOTHING ELSE WILL EVER BE THIS GOOD. Ok, you can kill me now. Dead.

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    9. Especially her adorable pets.

    10. Her fans love her and make things like this embroidery sampler in her honor.

    11. She makes you want to cry and wrap your arms around the whole world all at once.

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    12. She covered BUST, which is the raddest magazine.

    13. Her last record came packaged with delightful temporary tattoos.

    14. One time this happened.

    15. Her songs can be awesomely gender-bend-y.

    "I'm a man/ That's what you raised me to be/ I'm not your identity crisis/ This was planned." CHILLS.

    My human/feminist slogan for life: "Im not a woman or a man, I'm a two-fisted son-of-a-bitch who will punch your lights out and I love you".

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    My human/feminist slogan for life: "Im not a woman or a man, I'm a two-fisted son-of-a-bitch who will punch your lights out and I love you".

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    I don't wanna be a woman OR man.. I just want other humans, when they look in my eye, to think "something odd and genuine lives in there."

    Neko Case

    @NekoCase

    I don't wanna be a woman OR man.. I just want other humans, when they look in my eye, to think "something odd and genuine lives in there."

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    16. This video, for "People Got A Lotta Nerve," is so wonderful and weird and populated with animated animals.

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    Just like the lady herself.

    17. She stores her seeds in this eight-track case and her Vermont garden is an idyllic treasure trove.

    18. She's got so much soul.

    19. And is also so gentle and articulate.

    20. Watching her makes you want to unleash all the feelings you've ever had and make all the art you've ever imagined.