Case/lang/veirs
{{short description|Canadian-American supergroup}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = case/lang/veirs
| image = Case-lang-veirs concert.jpg
| alt = case lang veirs at Oregon Zoo, July 2016
| caption = case/lang/veirs at Oregon Zoo, July 2016
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| origin = Portland, Oregon U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|power pop|post-punk revival}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = Anti-
| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20190726043700/http://caselangveirs.com/|caselangveirs.com}} (archived version)
| current_members = {{ubl|Neko Case|k.d. lang|Laura Veirs}}
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| image1 = Neko Case - Forecastle Fest 2012 (cropped).jpg
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case/lang/veirs is a Canadian-American supergroup consisting of Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs, formed in Portland, Oregon in 2013.{{cite news|last1=Bauder|first1=David|title=The Super Group: How case/lang/veirs came to be|url=http://theadvocate.com/entertainment/music/16164754-123/the-super-group-how-caselangveirs-came-to-be|work=The Advocate|date=June 23, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Empire|first1=Kitty|title=Case/lang/veirs: Case/lang/veirs review – a record of depth and scope|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/19/neko-case-kd-lang-laura-veirs-review-americana-supergroup|work=The Observer|date=June 19, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Kato|first1=Yoshi|title=Case/lang/Veirs find harmony in supergroup trio|url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Case-lang-Veirs-find-harmony-in-supergroup-trio-8313269.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 20, 2016}} The group launched with a June 2016 eponymous album, followed by a 19-city summer 2016 tour.{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Neko Case, K.D. Lang, Laura Veirs Team for New LP, Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neko-case-k-d-lang-laura-veirs-team-for-new-lp-tour-20160229|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 29, 2016}}
History
The trio of case/lang/veirs was formed in 2013, three years before the album release,{{cite news|last1=Baer|first1=April|last2=Scott|first2=Aaron|last3=Williams|first3=Jonathan|name-list-style=amp|title=Summer Music: Case/Lang/Veirs|url=http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/stateofwonder/segment/summer-music-case-lang-veirs-m-ward-blind-pilot-joseph/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|date=June 25, 2016}} when Lang, in a one-line e-mail, invited Case and Veirs to join her, and they responded affirmatively within 30 minutes.{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Randall|title=Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs unite for 'Atomic Number' – the result of an offhand email|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-ms-essential-tracks-neko-case-atomic-number-20160306-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 5, 2016}}
The three musicians had decades of experience making music,{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Stephen|title=Review: case/lang/veirs, 'case/lang/veirs'|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/06/09/480336427/first-listen-case-lang-veirs-case-lang-veirs|work=NPR|date=June 9, 2016}} and at that point had recorded over 30 studio albums between them.
Lang, who previously collaborated with Dwight Yoakam, Madeleine Peyroux and Ann Wilson,
{{cite news|last1=Devlin|first1=Mike|title=case/lang/viers are onto a winner|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/case-lang-viers-are-onto-a-winner-1.2287565|work=Times Colonist|location=Victoria, British Columbia|date=June 25, 2016}} has said that she was considering retirement before forming the band,{{cite news|last1=Marchand|first1=Francois|title=Toying with retirement, k.d. lang finds joy in new trio project|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/festivals/toying-with-retirement-k-d-lang-finds-joy-in-new-trio-project|work=Vancouver Sun|date=June 28, 2016}} and she always wanted to "be part of a band, a real collaborative effort".{{cite news|last1=Herman|first1=James Patrick|title=Exclusive: k.d. Lang on Girl Bands, Carol, and Gay Marriage|url=http://www.out.com/popnography/2016/6/02/exclusive-kd-lang-girl-bands-carol-and-gay-marriage|work=Out|date=June 2, 2016}}
The band's sound is described as alt-country.{{cite news|last1=Meighan|first1=Nicola|title=Engaging, cosmic, alt-country album from the harmonic trio who each make their remarkable presence felt|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/81402-case-lang-veirs-case-lang-veirs/|work=The List|date=June 13, 2016}}
Two of the band members, lang and Veirs, live in Portland; Case joined them from her home in Vermont.
Members
- Neko Case – vocals
- k.d. lang – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Laura Veirs – vocals, guitars
Discography
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! rowspan="2"|Album details ! colspan="3"|Peak chart positions |
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| scope="col"| UK {{cite web|title=UK Chartlog: Nadanuf – Michael Nyman|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/160625cluk.txt|website=Zobbel|accessdate=August 18, 2019}} ! scope="col"| US |
| scope="row"| case/lang/veirs
| |align="center"|28 |align="center"|33 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Case/lang/veirs}}
- {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20190726043700/http://caselangveirs.com/|Official website}} (archived version)
{{Neko Case}}
{{k.d. lang}}
{{Laura Veirs}}
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Category:2010 establishments in Oregon
Category:American alternative country groups
Category:Canadian alternative country groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2013