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Sun by Cat Power
Sun is an album by Cat Power, released in 2012. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ruin”, on 3 lists with a best position of #86.
Sun, Cat Power's ninth studio album and her first set of all-original songs since The Greatest in 2006, came out on Matador in September 2012, and Chan Marshall produced it herself. Anyone expecting more of that record's Memphis soul got a jolt. NPR's Bob Boilen heard more drive, drum machines, synths and electronics, and he had it right: this is Marshall trading the late-night hush for pulse and propulsion, her voice still smoky but the ground under it humming.
"Cherokee" opens the album, and Marshall directed its video herself, while Nicolas Jaar reworked it into an ambient remix. Lead single "Ruin" went out as a free download from the Matador store in June. It entered the Billboard 200 at number 10, a new career high for her.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sun on radio countdowns
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.