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 is the sixth studio album by American musician Neko Case. It was released on September 3, 2013 under Anti Records. The Band: Neko Case - vocals, backing vocals, guitar, tambourine, jingle bells Kelly Hogan - backing vocals Jon Rauhouse - electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo Paul Rigby - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar Tom V. Ray - bass Additional Musicians: Rachael Flotard - backing vocals Bo Koster - piano, organ, Mellotron, bass organ, synths, keyboards, Melodeon, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vibraphone Kurt Dahle - drums Steve Berlin - MIDI saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute Joey Burns - cello, baritone guitar, bass AC Newman - backing vocals Jim James - backing vocals on "Night Still Comes" M. Ward - electric guitar on "Night Still Comes", "Man" and "Local Girl" Tracyanne Campbell - vocals on "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu" Horn Section on "Calling Cards" and "Ragtime": Jacob Venezeula and Martin Wenk, trumpets, Jon Rauhouse, trombone on "Ragtime" Carl Broemel - electric guitar solo on "City Swans" and autoharp on "Afraid" Marc Ribot - piano on "Afraid" Tom Hagerman - violin and viola on "Local Girl" Craig Schmaucher - chimes on "Local Girl" Chris Schultz - sonar samples on "Where Did I Leave That Fire?"