Neko Case#Neko Case & Her Boyfriends

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Case is the only child of James Bamford Case{{Cite web|url=https://www.ferndalerecord.com/m-lucille-case/|title=M. Lucille Case | Ferndale Record|website=Ferndalerecord.com}} and Diana Mary Dubbs.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} Case's paternal family surname was originally Shevchenko; her great-aunt was the professional wrestler Ella Waldek.{{cite magazine|last=Berick|first=Michael|title=Department of Amazing Coincidences: Neko's Gripping Tale|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 7, 2005|issue=806|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/02/07/neko-cases-amazing-coincidence/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426002142/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024590,00.html |access-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-date=April 26, 2009 }} Her father, a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Air Force,{{cite web|last=Matos|first=Michaelangelo|title=Neko Case: Thrice All American|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/nekocase.html|work=Perfect Sound Forever|access-date=November 7, 2013|format=Online music magazine}} was based in Virginia at the time of her birth. Case's parents, who were teenagers when they had her, are of Ukrainian ancestry. Her parents divorced when Case began school. In her memoir, Case indicated that she was told that her mother died of cancer when she was in the second grade, but only two years later, she was told that this was not correct. After that, her mother flitted in and out of her life, and eventually Case cut ties with her mother for good. As she writes in the book, she had a revelation: "Perhaps her mother had never been sick at all."{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/arts/music/neko-case-the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you-memoir.html | title=Neko Case Has Sung Hard Truths. Now She's Telling Hers in a Memoir | work=The New York Times | date=January 16, 2025 | last1=Zoladz | first1=Lindsay }}

Case's family relocated several times during her childhood due to her stepfather's work as an archaeologist. She has lived in Western Massachusetts, Vermont, Oregon and Washington. She considers Tacoma, Washington to be her hometown.

Case left home and was legally emancipated at age 15.{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Carl|title=Neko Case's Memoir Is Haunting, Page-Turning, and Revelatory| date=January 28, 2025|url= https://slate.com/culture/2025/01/neko-case-book-memoir-songs-lyrics-new-pornographers.html |work=Slate|access-date=January 29, 2025}} By the age of 18 she was performing as a drummer for the Del Logs and the Propanes, playing in venues including a punk club called the Community World Theater.

In 1994, Case moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to attend the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. While attending, she played drums in several local bands, including the Del Logs, the Propanes, the Weasels, Cub, and Maow. These bands were, for the most part, local punk groups. Case said of the vibrant Vancouver punk rock scene at that time, "A lot of women wanted to play music because they were inspired, because it was an incredibly good time for music in the Northwest. There was a lot of clubs, a lot of bands, a lot of people coming through, a lot of all-ages stuff—it was a very exciting time to live there."

In 1998, Case left without finishing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, which meant the loss of her student visa eligibility.Francois Marchand, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/the-miseducation-of-neko-case "The miseducation of Neko Case"], The Vancouver Sun, April 8, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018. She left Canada for Seattle, Washington. Before going, Case recorded vocals for a few songs that ended up on Mass Romantic, the New Pornographers' first album. Her lead vocals on songs like "Letter from an Occupant" are straightforward, full-volume power-pop performances, shedding any country elements. Released on November 28, 2000, Mass Romantic became a surprise success.{{cite web | title=Support Women Artists Sunday: Neko Case | author=Brian C. | website=Women’s Media Center | date=5 February 2011 | url=https://womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/support-women-artists-sunday-neko-case | access-date=14 February 2025}} Although the band was originally conceived as a side project for its members, the New Pornographers remain a prominent presence in the indie rock world, having released their ninth album in 2023.

In addition to recording with the New Pornographers, Case frequently collaborates with other Canadian musicians, including the Sadies and Carolyn Mark, and has recorded material by several noted Canadian songwriters, in particular on her 2001 EP Canadian Amp. As a result, she is also considered a significant figure in Canadian music—both CBC Radio 3 and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada have referred to Case as an "honourary Canadian".{{cite web|url=http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/news_events/feature_stories/Neko.jsp |title=Neko Case: Honourary Canadian, Proud SOCAN Member |author=Jim Kelly |date=2003-01-19 |access-date=2014-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030119234628/http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/news_events/feature_stories/Neko.jsp |archive-date=January 19, 2003 }} In 2018 Case performed at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.[https://vancouverweekly.com/41st-vancouver-folk-music-festival-still-true-to-tradition-still-young-at-heart-61154-2/ "41st Vancouver Folk Music Festival still true to tradition, still young at heart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713225922/https://vancouverweekly.com/41st-vancouver-folk-music-festival-still-true-to-tradition-still-young-at-heart-61154-2/ |date=July 13, 2019 }}. July 14, 2018, Vancouver Weekly, Paul Hecht and Elmira Kuznetsova

Case embraced country music on her 1997 album, The Virginian. The album contained original compositions as well as covers of songs by Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn and the 1974 Queen song "Misfire".{{cite book|author=Francesca Peppiatt|title=Country Music's Most WantedTM|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=huXRARoi8vcC&pg=PT190|date=19 February 2004|publisher=Potomac Books, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61234-241-2|pages=190–}} When the album was released, critics compared Case to honky-tonk singers like Lynn and Patsy Cline, and to rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson, particularly in her vocal timbre.{{cite news|first=Grant|last=Britt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-grant-britt-neko-case/130981137/|title=Neko Case performance is a chance to live in the moment|newspaper=News and Record (Greensboro, North Carolina)|date= January 18, 2018|page=13-Go Triad|access-date=August 31, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

On February 22, 2000, Case released her second solo album, Furnace Room Lullaby. The album introduced the "country noir" elements that have defined Case's subsequent solo career. That tone was evident even from the cover photo, featuring Case sprawled out corpse-like on a concrete floor. On the album itself, her vocal style moves away from outright honky-tonk but retains her twang, garnering comparisons to musicians such as Cline, Lynn, Hazel Dickens, Tanya Tucker, and Dolly Parton.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}} The title track was included on the soundtrack to Sam Raimi's film The Gift,{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} and "Porchlight" was featured on the soundtrack to The Slaughter Rule.

Case sometimes tours with Canadian singer and songwriter Carolyn Mark as the Corn Sisters.Tom Holliston, [http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/The-Corn-Sisters "The Corn Sisters"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ |date=March 1, 2016 }}. CBC Music. Retrieved 10 April 2013. One of their performances, at Seattle's Hattie's Hat restaurant in Ballard, was recorded and released as an album, The Other Women, on November 28, 2000.

In October 1999, around the time Furnace Room Lullaby was released, Case left Seattle for Chicago because she felt that Seattle was no longer hospitable to its local artists.{{cite web|last=Scanlon |first=Tom |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000615/4026820/country-singer-neko-case-is-movin-on |title=Living | Country singer Neko Case is movin' on |publisher=Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com |date=2000-06-15 |access-date=2014-08-11}}

Case's first work in Chicago was an eight-song EP that she recorded in her kitchen. Canadian Amp, her first recording without Her Boyfriends, was released on her own Lady Pilot label in 2001. She wrote two of the tracks, with the remaining six being covers, including Neil Young's "Dreaming Man" and Hank Williams' "Alone and Forsaken". Four of the covers were written by Canadian artists. The EP was initially available only at Case's live shows and directly from Mint Records' website, but it eventually saw wider release.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78018/canadian-amp|title=Canadian Amp|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=20 July 2015}}

Case also recorded her third full-length album, Blacklisted, while living in Chicago.

In April 2003, Case was voted the "Sexiest Babe of Indie Rock" in a Playboy.com internet poll, receiving 32% of the vote. Playboy asked her to pose nude for the magazine, but she declined their offer. She told Entertainment Weekly that

I didn't want to be the girl who posed in Playboy and then—by the way—made some music. I would be really fucking irritated if after a show somebody came up to me and handed me some naked picture of myself and wanted me to sign it instead of my CD.{{cite magazine |last=Valby |first=Karen |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/06/06/lovably-foulmouthed-neko-case-sounds/ |title=Gloves Off |magazine=EW.com |date=2003-06-06 |access-date=2014-08-11 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504113344/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,455377,00.html |url-status=live }}

In later interviews, she declined to discuss the survey at all.

Case recorded and toured for several years as Neko Case & Her Boyfriends before performing solely under her name. She primarily performed her own material, but also performed and recorded cover versions of songs by artists such as My Morning Jacket, Harry Nilsson, Loretta Lynn, Tom Waits, Nick Lowe, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Scott Walker, Randy Newman, Queen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Sparks and Hank Williams.

Albums released included The Virginian and Furnace Room Lullaby.

The New Pornographers' second album, Electric Version, was released on May 6, 2003. Case sang lead on even more of the songs on this album, and toured with the group again.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

Twin Cinema, the New Pornographers' third album, was released on August 23, 2005, with Case again providing vocals on several tracks. In addition to providing backing vocals on several songs, Case performs lead vocals on two ballads, "The Bones of an Idol" and "These Are the Fables". She opted out of most subsequent touring duties with the band; however, her parts were taken over by Kathryn Calder.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

On Challengers, released on August 21, 2007, Case contributes lead vocals to the title song as well as "Go Places", in addition to her backing vocals on the other tracks.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

The 2010 album Together features Case as lead vocalist on "Crash Years" and "My Shepherd."{{cite web|title=Together Credits|url=http://allmusic.com/album/together-r1743496/credits|website=AllMusic}}

The 2014 album Brill Bruisers features Case as lead vocalist on "Champions of Red Wine" and "Marching Orders."

The 2017 album Whiteout Conditions features Case as lead vocalist on "Play Money" and "This is the World of the Theater."

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In 2016, Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs announced the case/lang/veirs project, with an album released in June 2016.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/63846-neko-case-kd-lang-and-laura-veirs-team-for-new-album-caselangveirs-share-track-plot-tour/ |title=Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs Team for New Album case/lang/veirs, Share Track, Plot Tour |work=Pitchfork Media|access-date=2 June 2016|author=Jazz Monroe|date=February 29, 2016 }}

Case recorded her third full-length album, Blacklisted, in Tucson, Arizona. It was the first full-length album credited to Case alone, without Her Boyfriends, and was released on Bloodshot Records on August 20, 2002. Some believe the title Blacklisted alludes to Case being banned for life from the Grand Ole Opry because she took her shirt off during a performance on August 4, 2001, at one of their outdoors "Opry Plaza" concerts,{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/neko-case/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223144357/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/neko-case/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2011|title=Neko Case - Biography|publisher=rollingstone.com|access-date=20 July 2015}}{{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|title=The banned played on|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/13/neko-case-middle-cyclone-interview|access-date=February 2, 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=March 13, 2009}} though Case herself has denied this.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nekocase/articles/story/5934106/neko_cases_country_lust |title=Neko Case's Country Lust: Neko Case : Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2002-10-15 |access-date=2014-08-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505015825/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nekocase/articles/story/5934106/neko_cases_country_lust |archive-date=May 5, 2009 }} Asked about the incident in 2004, Case said "I had heatstroke. People would love it to be a 'fuck you' punk thing. But it was actually a physical ailment thing."[http://www.richmond.com/music/6962]{{dead link|date=August 2014}}

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Most of the album's fourteen songs are originals; the exceptions being covers of "Running Out of Fools", previously a hit for Aretha Franklin, and "Look for Me (I'll Be Around)" previously performed by Sarah Vaughan. Blacklisted finds Case even deeper in a "country noir" mood, and was described by critics as lush, bleak, and atmospheric. Case cited filmmaker David Lynch, composer Angelo Badalamenti, and Neil Young's soundtrack to the film Dead Man as influences.{{cite web|last=Matos|first=Michaelangelo|title=Neko Case: Thrice All American| url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/nekocase.html|work=Perfect Sound Forever | date= October 14, 2002 |access-date=2011-08-14}}

{{blockquote|I hope I can comfort people a bit—maybe show people that making music is fun and accessible to them as well. I'm not out to become Faith Hill, I never want to play an arena, and I never want to be on the MTV Video Music Awards, much less make a video with me in it. I would like to reach a larger audience and see the state of music change in favor of musicians and music fans in my lifetime. I care very much about that.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=12437 |title=Neko Noir by Julianne Shepherd - Seattle Music - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper |publisher=Thestranger.com |access-date=2014-08-11}}}}

2003's Live from Austin, TX was an album of live recordings made for the "Austin City Limits" television series.

In April 2004, Case played several shows with longtime collaborators the Sadies in Chicago and Toronto. These shows were recorded and released as a live album, The Tigers Have Spoken, by Anti Records in October 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.nicholasjennings.com/2004/neko-case |title=Neko Case |publisher=Nicholasjennings.com |date=August 17, 2009 |access-date=2013-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922090920/http://www.nicholasjennings.com/2004/neko-case |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

Fox Confessor Brings the Flood was released on March 7, 2006. The album was recorded primarily in Tucson, over the course of two years as Case worked on the live The Tigers Have Spoken and continued to play with the New Pornographers. Critics hailed the record not only for Case's trademark vocals but also her use of stark imagery and non-standard song structures. Fox Confessor Brings the Flood wound up on many "Best of 2006" lists, such as No.1 on the Amazon.com music editors' picks and No. 2 on NPR's All Songs Considered. The album debuted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It contains Case's most autobiographical song, "Hold On, Hold On". Case said: "the song is actually about me. It's not metaphorical about other people. It's not little pieces of my life made into a story about someone else or someone fictitious."{{cite news|last=Ryan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.avclub.com/neko-case-1798209313 |title=Neko Case |newspaper=The A.V. Club |access-date=2010-07-10}}

"Hold On, Hold On" has since been covered by Marianne Faithfull on her 2009 album Easy Come, Easy Go.{{cite web|title=Easy Come, Easy Go track listing|url=http://allmusic.com/album/easy-come-easy-go-r1450216|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=September 2, 2011}}

"Hold On, Hold On" was used over an episode of The Killing (Season 1 Episode 6) before the final credits.

"Hold On, Hold On" was used in the 2015 drama film One More Time.

"John Saw That Number" was used in the snowboarding movie "City. Park City".

Case's next album, Middle Cyclone, was released on March 3, 2009. In advance of a U.S. and European tour, Case appeared as a musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Later in 2009 she also appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Amazon.com rated Middle Cyclone the number one album of 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/11/amazon_says_nek.html |title=Amazon says Neko Case put out the best album in 2009 |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=November 6, 2009 |access-date=2010-07-10}} Middle Cyclone debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts in its first week of release, making it Case's first album ever to reach the top ten in the United States.

At the time of its release, no other record from an independent record company had debuted at a higher position in 2009.

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She toured extensively to promote Middle Cyclone with dates in North America, Europe, and Australia, as well as a performance at Lollapalooza 2009 in Grant Park, Chicago.

In June 2013, Case announced a new album, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, which was released on September 3.{{cite news |last=Eakin |first=Marah |url= https://www.avclub.com/neko-case-announces-new-record-due-out-sept-3-just-th-1798238633 |title=Neko Case announces new record due out Sept. 3, just three days before she plays A.V. Fest |work=The A.V. Club |date=June 11, 2013}}

In early March, 2018, Case released a teaser for an album titled Hell-On, her first solo work in almost five years. The teaser featured Case lying down singing a song of the same name while snakes move around her. The album was released on June 1, 2018.{{cite web |publisher=Neko Case |date=2018 |title=Hell-On (ANTI-, 2018) Neko Case |author=Pitzer, Andrea |url=https://nekocase.com/about |access-date=2019-11-29|author-link=Andrea Pitzer}}

On November 13, 2015, Case released a compilation vinyl box set containing eight of her solo albums. The set contains her first six studio albums, including the first vinyl pressing of The Virginian, as well as a live album.{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/truckdriver-gladiator-mule-mw0002888617 | title=Truckdriver Gladiator Mule | work=Allmusic | access-date=9 January 2016 | author=Timothy Monger}}

On April 19, 2022, Case released Wild Creatures, described as "digital-only, career retrospective".{{cite web |publisher=Neko Case |date=2022 |title=Neko Case Announces 'Wild Creatures', A 23-song Career Retrospective Album |url=https://www.anti.com/news/neko-case-announces-wild-creatures-a-23-song-career-retrospective-album/ |access-date=2022-07-26}} The album was released on CD, double vinyl, and MP3. It contains 22 tracks from Case's discography, plus one new song, "Oh, Shadowless".

Case was honored as the Female Artist of the Year at the PLUG Independent Music Awards on February 2, 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/12/new_neko_case_a.html|title=New Neko Case album - Middle Cyclone - out in March|date=December 2, 2008 |publisher=Brookynvegan.com|access-date=20 July 2015}}

Case's album, Middle Cyclone, was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album and Best Recording Package (with Kathleen Judge) at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/news/156188/complete-list-of-nominees-for-the-52nd-annual-grammy-awards|title=Complete List of Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards|date=December 3, 2009 |publisher=eonline.com|access-date=20 July 2015}}

In 2014, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/the-56th-annual-grammy-awards-the-nominees/|title=The 56th Annual Grammy Awards: The Nominees|publisher=ABC News|access-date=20 July 2015}}

Case has appeared on Season 29 (2003–04) and 39 (2013–14) of Austin City Limits.{{cite web|url=http://acltv.com/anthology/|title=Austin City Limits - Anthology|publisher=acltv.com|access-date=20 July 2015}}

In 2008, Case guest starred alongside Kelly Hogan on the season 5 episode of the adult animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sirens, in which she (as "Chrysanthemum") and Hogan (as "The B.J. Queen") take the role of sirens who have taken former Philadelphia Phillies first baseman John Kruk (as himself) captive for arcane sexual purposes.{{cite news |last1=Greenberg |first1=Rudi |title=Siren Songs: Neko Case |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2009/04/09/siren_songs_neko_case/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher=Nash Holdings |date=April 8, 2009}}{{cite web |last1=Lelane |first1=Drake |title=Music on Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Sirens and Nipples |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2757973/music-on-aqua-teen-hunger-force-sirens-and-nipples/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125202147/http://www.mtv.com/news/2757973/music-on-aqua-teen-hunger-force-sirens-and-nipples/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |website=MTV News |publisher=ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks |date=January 29, 2008}}{{cite web |last1=Krakow |first1=Jonah |title=Aqua Teen Hunger Force: "Sirens" Review |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/01/29/aqua-teen-hunger-force-sirens-review |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=May 13, 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Brandon |first1=Stosuy |title=Neko Case Takes An Adult Swim |url=https://www.stereogum.com/7880/neko_case_takes_an_adult_swim/video/ |website=Stereogum |date=January 28, 2008}}

Case also voiced the character of Cheyenne Cinnamon in Aqua Teen Hunger Force co-creator Dave Willis's Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge.{{cite web |last1=Vesey |first1=Alyx |title=Tuning In: Neko Case as Cheyenne Cinnamon |url=https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/neko-case-as-cheyenne-cinnamon |website=Bitch Media |date=April 9, 2010}}{{cite web |last1=Callihan |first1=Kristen |title=After Winning Viewer Vote, Neko Case's Adult Swim Pilot to Air Sunday Night |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/03/neko-cases-adult-swim-pilot-to-air-after-winning-v.html |website=Paste |publisher=Paste Media Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328144646/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/03/neko-cases-adult-swim-pilot-to-air-after-winning-v.html |archive-date=March 28, 2010 |date=March 26, 2010 |url-status=dead}}

On March 3, 2010, Case appeared as a guest on the Australian music quiz show Spicks and Specks. Her team, led by Alan Brough, won 18–16. At the end of the show she sang a cover of Heart's "Magic Man", backed by Kelly Hogan and Paul Rigby.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pjV2De5so |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/M0pjV2De5so| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Spicks and Specks Unseen Bits - Neko performs Magic Man, Ep 6, 2010|date=March 4, 2010 |publisher=ABC TV, Youtube|access-date=19 July 2015}}{{cbignore}}

Neko Case has appeared on NPR's weekly news quiz show, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, as a guest on July 11, 2009{{cite web|url=http://wwdt.me/shows/2009/07/11 |title=Show Info: 2009-07-11 | Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats and Show Details |website=Wwdt.me |date=2009-07-11 |access-date=2014-08-11}} and as a panellist on September 6, 2013{{cite web|url=http://wwdt.me/shows/2013/09/07 |title=Show Info: 2013-09-07 | Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats and Show Details |website=Wwdt.me |date=2013-09-07 |access-date=2014-08-11}} and again on December 12, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://wwdt.me/shows/2015/12/12 |title=Show Info: 2015-12-12; Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats and Show Details |access-date=2015-12-14}}

On May 10, 2013, Case appeared as a guest on American Public Media's variety show Wits, where she ended the program with a rendition of Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast". On February 7, 2014, Case appeared again as a guest on Wits, this time alongside Andy Richter, where she finished the program with a rendition of the Bee Gees' "Nights on Broadway".

In December 2015, Case appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, where she talked about her career and performed her single "I'll Be Around".

{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s6tlc |title=BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Gloria Steinem; Tina Fey; Neko Case |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2015-12-19 |access-date=2016-06-17}}

In a 2013 NPR interview, while discussing her single "Man", Case described having complicated feelings of gender and femininity: "I don't really think of myself specifically as a woman, you know? I'm kind of a critter" and "I'm probably a little imbalanced in that if you were to look at a human creature as kind of a vase or something, my glass is a little bit more full of the man stuff than the woman stuff".{{Cite web|last=Hilton|first=Robin|date=Aug 29, 2013|title='The Worse Things Get': Life Lessons From Neko Case|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2013/08/29/216800848/neko-case-opens-up-about-latest-album|access-date=2021-09-21|website=NPR.org|language=en}} As of September 2021 her Twitter bio listed her pronouns as "She/Sir".{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Neko Case (@NekoCase) {{!}} Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/NekoCase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905073739/https://twitter.com/NekoCase|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-09-05|access-date=2021-09-21}}

In 2025, while promoting her memoir in an interview with Tom Casicato for PBS Newshour’s Canvas, Case described herself as gender-fluid.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMgP_KPQuA&feature=youtu.be |title=Neko Case reveals difficult journey to stardom in 'The Harder I Fight the More I Love You' |date=2025-01-30 |last=PBS NewsHour |access-date=2025-02-09 |via=YouTube}}

• Canadian Amp (2001)

• Wild Creatures (2022)

• case/lang/veirs (2016)

• The Other Women (CA: Mint Records, 2000)

• Betti-Cola (CA: Mint Records, 1993){{cite web |url=http://www.bandtoband.com/band/cub |title=Cub |publisher=BandToBand.com |access-date=2014-08-11 |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323201608/http://www.bandtoband.com/band/cub |url-status=dead }}

• I Ruv Me Too (7-inch EP) (US: Twist Like This Records, 1995)
• The Unforgiving Sounds of Maow (CA: Mint Records, 1996)

• Mass Romantic (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2000)
• Electric Version (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2003)
• Twin Cinema (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2005)
• Challengers (CA: Last Gang Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2007)
• Together (US: Matador Records, 2010)
• Brill Bruisers (CA: Last Gang Records; US: Matador Records, 2014)
• Whiteout Conditions (Concord Music Group, 2017)
• In the Morse Code of Brake Lights (Concord Records, 2019)
• Continue as a Guest (Merge Records, 2023)

• Make Your Bed/Gunspeak/Little Sadie (7-inch) (US: Bloodshot Records, 1998)
• Car Songs My '63 / Highway 145 (by Whiskeytown) (Split 7-inch) (US: Bloodshot Records BS 037, 1998)

• "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" on New Coat of Paint: The Songs of Tom Waits (2000)
• Journey to the End of the Night by the Mekons (2000)
• "Rolling Stone" on Tribute to Robert Altman's Nashville (2002)
• "Mope-a-Long Rides Again", "Getting It Made" and "Bored Lil' Devil" on Still Lookin' Good to Me by the Band of Blacky Ranchette, (2003)
• "If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might as Well Go to the Bottom)" on Touch My Heart: a Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (SugarHill Recording Studios, 2003)
• "Knock Loud" on Fields & Streams (Kill Rock Stars compilation, 2003)
• I Want a Dog soundtrack (all vocals, 2003)
• "Buckets of Rain" on Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs (2005)
• "To Go Home" on Post-War by M. Ward (2006)
• "Hwy 5" on Forever Hasn't Happened Yet by John Doe (2005)
• "Fiery Crash" on Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird (2007)
• "Yon Ferrets Return" (with Carl Newman) – Esopus 10: Good News (Esopus, CD insert, spring 2008)
• "Your Control" on Forfeit/Fortune by Crooked Fingers (2008)
• "Santa Left a Booger in My Stocking" (with Meatwad) on Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas (2009)
• Women and Country by Jakob Dylan (2010)
• "Silverado" on Oh Little Fire by Sarah Harmer (2010)
• "The Green Fields of Summer" on Midnight Souvenirs by Peter Wolf (2010)
• "Sing Me To Sleep" on Wreckorder by Fran Healy (2010)
• "Going Under", "Good", "Sleep", "Don't Try and Hide It" and "Companions" on No Color by the Dodos (2011)
• "She's Not There" – duet with Nick Cave, used at the end of the "She's Not There" episode of True Blood{{cite web|last=Calamar|first=Gary|title=KCRW Exclusive: Neko Case + Nick Cave Duet on She's Not There for True Blood|url=http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2011/06/kcrw-exclusive-neko-case-nick-cave-duet-on-shes-not-there-for-true-blood/|work=KCRW Music Blog|access-date=May 9, 2013|date=June 24, 2011}} (2011)
• "Nothing to Remember", a song written and recorded for The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond{{cite web|title=The Hunger Games (Songs from District 12 and Beyond) Various Artists|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hunger-games-songs-from-district/509605019|work=iTunes Music|date=January 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2013}} (2012)
• "That's Who I Am" on Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a musical by John Mellencamp, Stephen King, and T Bone Burnett (2013){{cite web |url=http://www.ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com/stephen-king-john-mellencamp-t-bone-burnetts-supernatural-musical-ghost-brothers-of-darkland-county-gets-updated-june-4th-release-date/ |title=Stephen King, John Mellencamp & T Bone Burnett's Supernatural musical featuring Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson & more. In stores June 4th, 2013 |publisher=Ghost Brothers of Darkland County |access-date=2013-08-08 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223025349/http://www.ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com/stephen-king-john-mellencamp-t-bone-burnetts-supernatural-musical-ghost-brothers-of-darkland-county-gets-updated-june-4th-release-date/ |url-status=dead }}
• Vocals on Desire Lines by Camera Obscura (2013){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/desire-lines-mw0002542761/credits |title=Desire Lines – Camera Obscura | Credits |website=AllMusic |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-08}}
• "Sun Song" on Warp and Weft by Laura Veirs (2013){{cite web |url=http://lauraveirs.com/wp/?p=2407 |title=Blog Archive " New Album "Warp & Weft", Track Premiere on NPR |publisher=Laura Veirs |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829233150/http://lauraveirs.com/wp/?p=2407 |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" on Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series (2013)
• "These Aren't the Droids" on 2776 (2014)[http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/06/song-premiere-neko-case-kelly-hogan---these-arent.html Paste Magazine, Song Premiere: Neko Case, Kelly Hogan – "These Aren't The Droids"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726091330/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/06/song-premiere-neko-case-kelly-hogan---these-arent.html |date=July 26, 2014 }}, Dacey Orr, June 2, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
• "One Voice", from the film, A Dog Named Gucci, also featuring Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, Lydia Loveless, Brian May and Kathryn Calder.{{cite web|url=http://dvdandblu-rayreleasereport.blogspot.com/2016/03/filmmaker-gorman-bechards-dog-named.html|title=DVD & Blu-Ray Release Report: Filmmaker Gorman Bechard's A Dog Named Gucci To Make Its DVD Debut On Apr. 19|last=Tribbey|first=Ralph|date=2016-03-19|website=DVD & Blu-Ray Release Report|access-date=2016-04-12}}
• Calexico's "Tapping on the Line" on the Edge of the Sun album (2015){{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/61236-calexico-team-with-neko-case-for-tapping-on-the-line-live-video/|title=Calexico Team With Neko Case for "Tapping on the Line" Live Video - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=September 17, 2015 |access-date=November 1, 2018}}
• "Danny's Song" on VINYL: Music From The HBO Original Series - Vol. 1.3 (2016)

• Live from Austin TX Neko Case (DVD) (US: New West Records/Austin City Limits/KLRU, 2006)

• {{Cite book |last=Case |first=Neko |date=28 January 2025 |title=The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir |url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/neko-case/the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you/9781538710500/ |edition=First hardcover |location=New York |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=9781538710500 |oclc=1437986984 |access-date=27 January 2025}}

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• Music of Vancouver

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