The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You

The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
Studio album by Neko Case
Released September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
Genre Alternative rock, country
Length 38:14
Label ANTI-
Producer Tucker Martine
Neko Case chronology
Middle Cyclone
(2009)		 The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
(2013)
Deluxe Edition
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubC[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
MSN MusicA−[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork Media8.2/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin8/10[11]

The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You is the sixth studio album by American musician Neko Case. It was released on September 3, 2013 under Anti Records. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

All tracks written by Neko Case, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Wild Creatures"   2:39
2. "Night Still Comes"   3:47
3. "Man" (Case, Paul Rigby) 3:31
4. "I'm from Nowhere" (Case, Rigby) 3:01
5. "Bracing for Sunday"   2:18
6. "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu"   2:37
7. "Calling Cards" (Case, Rigby) 2:36
8. "City Swans" (Case, Rigby) 4:08
9. "Afraid" (Nico) 2:20
10. "Local Girl"   2:36
11. "Where Did I Leave That Fire?"   3:27
12. "Ragtime" (Case, Rigby) 5:14
Total length:
 38:14
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Madonna of the Wasps" (Robyn Hitchcock) 3:46
14. "Magpie to the Morning"   2:56
15. "Yon Ferrets Return" (Case, A. C. Newman) 1:16

Personnel

Primary musicians
Additional musicians

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You by Neko Case". Metacritic. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You – Neko Case". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Catherine (September 10, 2013). "Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (September 2, 2013). "Neko Case, 'The Worse Things Get ...' album review". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ Costa, Maddy (August 29, 2013). "Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Brown, August (September 2, 2013). "Review: Neko Case gets personal with 'The Worse Things Get...'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 6, 2013). "The Julie Ruin/Neko Case". MSN Music. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (August 29, 2013). "Neko Case – 'The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love'". NME. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (September 5, 2013). "Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight...". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ Hermes, Will (September 3, 2013). "The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ Harvilla, Rob (September 3, 2013). "Neko Case Gets Manlier (and More Vulnerable) on the Morosely Triumphant 'The Worse Things Get'". Spin. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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