Neko Case Expands Tour, Shares New “Last Lion of Albion” Video: Watch

Neko Case has shared a new animated video for “Last Lion of Albion,” from her recent album Hell-On. Check it out below. In a statement about the video’s director Laura Plansker, Case writes:

I’ve loved her work forever; she’s so skilled at using handmade figures and props to create surreal worlds. Her work perfectly balances humor and darkness in a way that breaks my heart. She has a way of making something so artificial so very alive. The turning of the lion’s head to look at the sky, or its own reflection makes me cry my eyes out. There is so much straight ahead compassion in Laura’s work, there’s no need to manipulate emotion of the viewer, it is the perfect balance.

In addition to the new video, Case has announced tour dates spanning through March 2019. Scroll down for her itinerary, and find tickets here.

Read Pitchfork’s feature “Neko Case on Her New Album, Her House Burning Down, and Her Futuristic Feminism.”

Neko Case:

11-01 Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu
11-02 Cologne, Germany - Stadtgarten Cologne
11-03 Groningen, Netherlands - Take Root Festival
11-04 Brussels, Belgium - Rotonde–Botanique
11-06 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
11-07 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
11-08 London, England - Barbican
11-27 Missoula, MT - The Wilma @
11-28 Bellingham, WA - Mt. Baker @
11-30 Van Couver, British Columbia - The Vogue @
12-01 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater @
12-03 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater @
12-04 Chico, CA - Sierra Nevada @
12-05 San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater @
12-07 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre @
12-08 San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park @
01-23 Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre &
01-24 Boston, MA - Royale &
01-25 Philadelphia, PA - Keswick Theatre &
01-26-27 Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre &
01-29 Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall $
01-30 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall $
01-31 Ponte Verda, FL - Ponte Verda Concert Hall $
02-01 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum $
02-04 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon $
02-05 Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall $
02-07 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall $
02-08 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall $
02-09 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater $
02-12 Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf $
02-13 Tuscon, AZ - Rialto Theatre $
02-14 Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren $
03-09-10 Victoria, Australia - Port Fairy Folk Festival
03-12 Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
03-13-14 Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne Recital Centre
03-16-17 Katoomba, Australia - Blue Mountains Music Festival
03-18 Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland Arts Festival

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