Furnace Room Lullaby

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Furnace Room Lullaby
Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby.jpg
Studio album by
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000
Recorded1998–1999
GenreAlternative country
Length36:20
LabelMint
ProducerNeko Case, Darryl Neudorf
Neko Case and Her Boyfriends chronology
The Virginian
(1997) 		Furnace Room Lullaby
(2000) 		Canadian Amp
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Austin Chronicle4/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
The Guardian4/5 stars[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork8.2/10[6]
Q4/5 stars[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[8]

Furnace Room Lullaby is the second studio album by Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, released in February 2000, on Mint Records.

Said Case of the title track at a performance at Austin City Limits in 2003, "I wanted to write a murder ballad, simply because I was such a huge fan of the Louvin Brothers. Not that this song is anywhere as good as a Louvin Brothers song, but I tried."

Guest musicians on the album include , Brian Connelly, Bob Egan, Dallas Good and Travis Good, Kelly Hogan, , Kevin Kane, Don Kerr, Linda McRae, Darryl Neudorf, Carl Newman, Ford Pier, , Henri Sangalang, Ron Sexsmith and Joel Trueblood.

The title track was included on the soundtrack to Sam Raimi's film The Gift.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Set Out Running"Neko Case & Local Rabbits3:00
2."Guided by Wire"Scott Betts, Case, John Ramberg, Joel Trueblood3:21
3."Porchlight"Case, Brian Connelly, Don Kerr, Ron Sexsmith3:35
4."Mood to Burn Bridges"Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood2:53
5."No Need to Cry"Case, Connelly2:16
6."Twist the Knife"Ryan Adams, Case, Mike Daly, Ramberg2:34
7."Thrice All American"Betts, Case, Connelly, Ramberg, Trueblood3:13
8."We've Never Met"Case, Kerr, Sexsmith2:52
9."Whip the Blankets"Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood2:43
10."South Tacoma Way"Betts, Case, Connelly, Trueblood4:51
11."Bought and Sold"Case, Ramberg2:09
12."Furnace Room Lullaby"Case, Travis Good2:53

Chart positions[]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums 27

References[]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Furnace Room Lullaby – Neko Case & Her Boyfriends / Neko Case". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Bertin, Michael (March 17, 2000). "Neko Case: Furnace Room Lullaby (Bloodshot)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Morgan, Laura (February 25, 2000). "Furnace Room Lullaby". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Costa, Maddy (April 14, 2000). "Neko Case and Her Boyfriends: Furnace Room Lullaby (Loose)". The Guardian. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Johns, Darren (April 22, 2000). "Neko Case & Her Boyfriends – Furnace Room Lullaby". NME. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (November 9, 2007). "Neko Case: The Virginian / Furnace Room Lullaby / Blacklisted / Fox Confessor Brings the Flood [Bonus Disc Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Neko Case and Her Boyfriends: Furnace Room Lullaby". Q (165): 103. June 2000.
  8. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Neko Case". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 145. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.



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