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The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You is the sixth studio album by American musician Neko Case . It was released on September 3, 2013 under Anti Records . The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards .
Track listing
All tracks are written by Neko Case , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "Wild Creatures" 2:39 2. "Night Still Comes" 3:47 3. "Man" Case, Paul Rigby 3:31 4. "I'm from Nowhere" Case, Rigby 3:01 5. "Bracing for Sunday" 2:18 6. "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu" 2:37 7. "Calling Cards" Case, Rigby 2:36 8. "City Swans" Case, Rigby 4:08 9. "Afraid" Nico 2:20 10. "Local Girl" 2:36 11. "Where Did I Leave That Fire?" 3:27 12. "Ragtime" Case, Rigby 5:14 Total length: 38:14
Deluxe edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 13. "Madonna of the Wasps" Robyn Hitchcock 3:46 14. "Magpie to the Morning" 2:56 15. "Yon Ferrets Return" Case, A. C. Newman 1:16
Personnel
Primary musicians
Neko Case – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, tambourine, jingle bells
Kelly Hogan – backing vocals
Jon Rauhouse – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
Paul Rigby – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
Tom V. Ray – bass
Additional musicians
Steve Berlin – MIDI saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
Carl Broemel – electric guitar solo on "City Swans" and autoharp on "Afraid"
Joey Burns – cello, baritone guitar, bass
Tracyanne Campbell – vocals on "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu"
Kurt Dahle – drums
Rachael Flotard – backing vocals
Tom Hagerman – violin and viola on "Local Girl"
Jim James – backing vocals on "Night Still Comes"
Bo Koster – piano, organ, Mellotron, bass organ, synths, keyboards, Melodeon, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vibraphone
A. C. Newman – backing vocals
Jon Rauhouse – trombone on "Ragtime"
Marc Ribot – piano on "Afraid"
Craig Schmaucher – chimes on "Local Girl"
Chris Schultz – sonar samples on "Where Did I Leave That Fire?"
Jacob Valenzuela – trumpets on "Calling Cards" and "Ragtime"
M. Ward – electric guitar on "Night Still Comes", "Man" and "Local Girl", vocals on "Madonna of the Wasps".
Martin Wenk – trumpets on "Calling Cards" and "Ragtime"
References
^ "Reviews for The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You by Neko Case" . Metacritic . Retrieved September 6, 2013 .
^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You – Neko Case" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 6, 2013 .
^ Lewis, Catherine (September 10, 2013). "Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
^ Kot, Greg (September 2, 2013). "Neko Case, 'The Worse Things Get ...' album review" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 6, 2013 .
^ Costa, Maddy (August 29, 2013). "Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You – review" . The Guardian . Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
^ Brown, August (September 2, 2013). "Review: Neko Case gets personal with 'The Worse Things Get...' " . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 6, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (September 6, 2013). "The Julie Ruin/Neko Case" . MSN Music . Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
^ Cooper, Leonie (August 29, 2013). "Neko Case – 'The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love' " . NME . Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013 .
^ Zoladz, Lindsay (September 5, 2013). "Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight..." Pitchfork . Retrieved September 6, 2013 .
^ Hermes, Will (September 3, 2013). "The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
^ Harvilla, Rob (September 3, 2013). "Neko Case Gets Manlier (and More Vulnerable) on the Morosely Triumphant 'The Worse Things Get' " . Spin . Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
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