CAT POWER CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST WITH NEW EP REDUX
Out January 23, 2026 via Domino Recording Company
Photo courtesy of Cat Power (L to R: Gregg Foreman, Judah Bauer, Jim White, Stuart Sikes, Eric Paparozzi, Chan Marshall)
(November 4, 2025) — Cat Power is honoring the 20th anniversary of her landmark album The Greatest with Redux — a luminous new three-song EP arriving January 23, 2026 via Domino Recording Company. Available digitally and on limited-edition 10” vinyl, Redux revisits the soul-soaked intimacy and timeless warmth of The Greatest through fresh recordings with her Dirty Delta Blues band.
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A Return to the Soul of the South
Recorded at Austin’s Church House Studios by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Stuart Sikes (Loretta Lynn, The White Stripes), Redux reunites Chan Marshall with the original all-star touring band that powered The Greatest: Judah Bauer (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), Gregg Foreman (The Delta 72), Erik Paparozzi (Lizard Music), and Jim White (Dirty Three).
The EP’s lead single, a spine-tingling reinterpretation of James Brown’s “Try Me,” was originally demoed during The Greatest sessions but never completed—until now. Marshall’s voice, achingly tender yet resolute, floats atop smoky organ swells and sultry, analog warmth, transforming the soul classic into something uniquely her own.
“This song always lingered in the background of The Greatest era,” Marshall reflects. “Finishing it with the band that lived those songs with me feels like closing a circle.”
Tributes & Reimaginings: Prince, Teenie Hodges, and a Song Reborn
Also featured on Redux is a haunting rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” recorded in tribute to the late Teenie Hodges—the legendary Memphis guitarist from The Greatest sessions and a dear friend of Marshall’s.
The third track, a reimagined “Could We,” captures the version long performed on tour—lush, yearning, and imbued with the road-worn grace that defined Cat Power’s 2006–2008 era.
Together, these songs create a sonic bridge between past and present: The Greatest as it was, and The Greatest as it lives on—restored, reflective, and reborn.
The Greatest 20th Anniversary World Tour
To celebrate the album’s enduring legacy, Cat Power will perform The Greatest in its entirety on a 2026 world tour, beginning February 12 in Houston, TX, before heading across North America, Europe, and the UK through the fall.
Ticket Pre-Sales: November 5–6
General On-Sale: Friday, November 7 at 10 AM (local time)
Full Tour Details: catpowermusic.com/#tour
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Why It Still Matters
When The Greatest first arrived in 2006, it became a career-defining milestone for Cat Power—her first album of all original songs, recorded at Memphis’s iconic Ardent Studios with The Memphis Rhythm Band. The album’s understated soul and smoky melancholy propelled it to #34 on the Billboard 200, earned the Shortlist Music Prize (the first ever awarded to a woman), and landed on Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums of 2006 and its “100 Best Albums of the 2000s.”
Two decades later, Redux isn’t a mere commemoration—it’s a continuation. A celebration of survival, artistry, and the enduring ache of timeless songs sung by a voice that has only grown wiser, rougher, and more luminous with age.
Cat Power – The Greatest 20th Anniversary Tour Highlights
North America (Feb–Mar 2026)
Houston • Austin • Los Angeles • San Francisco • Seattle • Chicago • Brooklyn • Nashville • Philadelphia • Washington DC
Europe + UK (Oct–Nov 2026)
Helsinki • Stockholm • Berlin • Paris • London • Manchester • Dublin • Glasgow • Amsterdam • Warsaw
See full tour schedule here.
Tracklist – Redux
- Try Me (James Brown)
- Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince)
- Could We (Cat Power)
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