Case/lang/veirs

case/lang/veirs
case/lang/veirs at Oregon Zoo, July 2016
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon U.S.
Genres	Indie rock power pop post-punk revival
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Anti-
Members	Neko Case k.d. lang Laura Veirs
Website	caselangveirs.com (archived version)

Neko Case

k.d. lang

Laura Veirs

case/lang/veirs is a Canadian-American supergroup consisting of Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs, formed in Portland, Oregon in 2013.[1][2][3] The group launched with a June 2016 eponymous album, followed by a 19-city summer 2016 tour.[4]

History

The trio of case/lang/veirs was formed in 2013, three years before the album release,[5] when Lang, in a one-line e-mail, invited Case and Veirs to join her, and they responded affirmatively within 30 minutes.[1][4][6]

The three musicians had decades of experience making music, [7] and at that point had recorded over 30 studio albums between them.[6]

Lang, who previously collaborated with Dwight Yoakam, Madeleine Peyroux and Ann Wilson,[8] has said that she was considering retirement before forming the band,[9] and she always wanted to "be part of a band, a real collaborative effort".[10]

The band's sound is described as alt-country.[2][11]

Two of the band members, lang and Veirs, live in Portland; Case joined them from her home in Vermont.[1]

Members

• Neko Case – vocals
• k.d. lang – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Laura Veirs – vocals, guitars

Discography

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [12]	US [13]
case/lang/veirs	Released: June 17, 2016 Label: Anti- Formats: CD, LP	28	33

References

1. Bauder, David (June 23, 2016). "The Super Group: How case/lang/veirs came to be". The Advocate.
2. Empire, Kitty (June 19, 2016). "Case/lang/veirs: Case/lang/veirs review – a record of depth and scope". The Observer.
3. Kato, Yoshi (June 20, 2016). "Case/lang/Veirs find harmony in supergroup trio". San Francisco Chronicle.
4. Kreps, Daniel (February 29, 2016). "Neko Case, K.D. Lang, Laura Veirs Team for New LP, Tour". Rolling Stone.
5. Baer, April; Scott, Aaron & Williams, Jonathan (June 25, 2016). "Summer Music: Case/Lang/Veirs". Oregon Public Broadcasting.
6. Roberts, Randall (March 5, 2016). "Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs unite for 'Atomic Number' – the result of an offhand email". Los Angeles Times.
7. Thompson, Stephen (June 9, 2016). "Review: case/lang/veirs, 'case/lang/veirs'". NPR.
8. Devlin, Mike (June 25, 2016). "case/lang/viers are onto a winner". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia.
9. Marchand, Francois (June 28, 2016). "Toying with retirement, k.d. lang finds joy in new trio project". Vancouver Sun.
10. Herman, James Patrick (June 2, 2016). "Exclusive: k.d. Lang on Girl Bands, Carol, and Gay Marriage". Out.
11. Meighan, Nicola (June 13, 2016). "Engaging, cosmic, alt-country album from the harmonic trio who each make their remarkable presence felt". The List.
12. "UK Chartlog: Nadanuf – Michael Nyman". Zobbel. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
13. "Case/Lang/Veirs > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

External links

• Official website (archived version)