化名Cat Power的女歌手Chan Marshall，是欧美音乐界低调的异类，她以钢琴、吉他为主要演绎乐器，其歌曲以低调民谣为主要特色，有时也加上吉他失真音色、比较强烈的和弦和伴奏，演绎独立摇滚风格的曲目。

作为现代民谣和一支独特而又令人瞩目的力量，Cat Power一直以其独具魅力的唱功为人津津乐道。《You Are Free》 是Cat Power的第六张专辑，风格上依然属于低调民谣和独立摇滚路线，忧伤的氛围继续蔓延着。

Chan "Cat Power" Marshall's performances have become legendary marathons marked by Marshall's shyness and her ability to create moments of fragmented beauty. Five years on from her last collection of original songs, 1998's Moon Pix, Marshall has reined in the silvery brilliance of her shows. The 14 pieces on You Are Free maintain a spontaneity, but, compared with their digressive live incarnations, they've been given focus--a development that owes something to a notable supporting cast that includes Dave Grohl on drums and Eddie Vedder on vocals. Marshall's impressionistic vision is expressed with a new clarity while retaining its affecting understatement and sense of dislocation. Her past kinship with Bonnie Prince Billy and Smog gives way to PJ Harvey and Nina Simone comparisons. You Are Free confirms that Marshall is one of the most original and compelling singer-songwriters around.