Cat Power
Despite health and fiscal issues that led to 2012 cancellations, Chan Marshall swings through on a seven-stop U.S. tour before crossing the equator to Australia and New Zealand. Last year’s ninth studio LP, Sun, marks her first disc in four years and updates her alter ego with synths and Auto-Tuned vox, though she hasn’t lost her essence. The worldly, tender agony that’s marked Marshall’s 16-year career drives the album. – Abby Johnston