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Photography by Irene Sánchez Prieto St. Vincent 's Annie Clark may well be the biggest contradiction in indie music; extremely pale and thin, she kind of looks like a corpse. A beautiful, gorgeous, amazing corpse, but a corpse nonetheless. The contradiction comes when she picks up her guitar. How does someone so seemingly frail produce so much aggression? And how does that aggression come off, indistinctly as powerful and delicate? In her hour-long set at the Spotify stage on Friday, Annie, and her impeccably-dressed backing band gave a [...]
El líder de Blur y Annie Clark pasaron por el famoso late nigh show e interpretaron un tema cada uno. Mirá los videos en esta nota. Damon Albarn se despachó con Apple Carts , perteneciente al soundtrack que él mismo compuso para la ópera Dr. Dee . St. Vincent , por su parte, tocó Cruel , canción que integra [...]
Ayer por la noche, el famosísimo programa Later With Jools Holland reunió a un elenco de alto calibre. Por un lado, Damon Albarn presentó (de forma sublime) “Apple Carts” , tema perteneciente a la ópera Dr. Dee y siguiendo con la música de alto nivel, St. Vincent presentó el tema “Cruel” , también interpretado de forma magnífica. Les dejamos las dos presentaciones y una breve entrevista con Damon Albarn.
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Last week we were treated to an impressive lineup on Jools Holland with Alabama Shakes , Jack White , and Grimes , and this week's episode was just as good. St. Vincent played "Cruel" from her latest album "Strange Mercy" , Damon Albarn dropped "Apple Carts" from his "Dr Dee" [...]
On a weekly to bi-weekly basis (depending on our motivation) Dead Horse March will be giving its contributors a music related promp t to answer. They will cover a variety of topics and will hopefully act as a window into our minds, hearts, and souls, showing what we like and the path that led us there. This week we asked our contributors, what artists or bands (if that's how they roll) they have crushes on. We didn't specify what a "crush" entails, instead letting everyone interpret it how they wanted. [...]
Like the cartoon wherein a baby wearing a sash inscribed with the current year waves goodbye to a hoary old man whose sash displays the year past, The Small Cities have concerned themselves with new creations during this time following the great annual refresh. Recently, their labors have been in preparation for the release of With Fire , a full length album slated to launch March 3rd, in tandem with a kick-ass release show that is taking place (unfortunately for those of us further east) in the Twin Cities. Amidst the storm of detail work and all around [...]
Is there another album that's been as consistently rewarding to listen to this year as St. Vincent's stunning Strange Mercy ? Possibly Glen Campbell's latest or CYHSY, but there's something about this track, "Cruel," that takes me over the top. On the record it's the lovely fuzzed out 80s sound that punctuates and pierces Annie's silky vocals. In this live recording (thanks GvB), there's a melodica -- that goofy thing that you played in elementary school music classrooms -- that makes the tune.
Is there another album that's been as consistently rewarding to listen to this year as St. Vincent's stunning Strange Mercy ? Possibly Glen Campbell's latest or CYHSY, but there's something about this track, "Cruel," that takes me over the top. On the record it's the lovely fuzzed out 80s sound that punctuates and pierces Annie's silky vocals. In this live recording (thanks GvB), there's a melodica -- that goofy thing that you played in elementary school music classrooms -- that makes the tune.
Acoustic / melodica version. Live at Good Records .
St. Vincent's album Strange Mercy is extremely ambitious. There are a ton of experimentation going on here, but luckily it works pretty darn well. I found myself getting into the album really easily, digging the weird sounds and melodies. My favorite song off the album is "Cruel," which opens up with gorgeous string arrangements, follows with dark undertones and even hits you with an awesome guitar solo. Cruel is just one of the great songs off Strange Mercy so I suggest you download the entire thing and listen to it all the way through.
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Tweet Buy the album - Vinyl / MP3 / CD or Download it for free Annie Clark has gotten a whole lot of press lately. She’s been on the cover of Spin’s style issue and had plenty of wattage added to her star-power by places like Pitchfork. It’s a disappointment, then, that the album that’s getting the most buzz may be her worst to date. [...]
St. Vincent performed a special session for KCRW in front of a live audience on the eve of her album release. Enjoy a preview with the song "Cruel" and tune in to Morning Becomes Eclectic to hear the full session on October 6th Strange Mercy
Words by Jacob Barron Released: September 13, 2011 Label: 4AD Some albums are great because they ebb and flow between fast songs and slow songs, loud ones and quiet ones, grandiose and intimate ones. They tell a story of sorts, whether they're organized according to some conceptual framework, or they just work together to tell whatever story the listener hears. Other albums are great because every song is just as energetic and perfect as the one that preceded it. Consider it a split between great albums that have patience, and great albums [...]
On St. VIncent's latest album, singer-songwriter Annie Clark comes together with some pretty bold and experimental flavors. I wouldn't be surprised if fans found this to be a stranger record than 20092s Actor. But while many moments on Strange Mercy are, uh, strange, I found this record incredibly easy to get into. WATCH THE REVIEW
St Vincent - Strange Mercy By Greg Salter Over the course of three albums, Annie Clark has admirably worked to develop a particularly distinct musical vision as St Vincent . While she explored relationships against a musical backdrop that veered from swooping orchestration to strangled bursts of guitar on her debut Marry Me , 2009’s follow up Actor found her defining these contradictions with more intensity – it was a brittle listen, even when it was drawing on Disney film scores for inspiration. [...]
St. Vincent at Terminal 5 (10/11/07) Photo : D. Caplan Download : "Surgeon" - St. Vincent (mp3) In case I hadn't metnioned it before, St. Vincent 's much anticipated new album, Strange Mercy is set to drop on September 13 via 4AD. Fans wanting to get a sneak preview of the new record can stream it now until its release date at NPR Music as part of their "First Listen" series. St. Vincent will be [...]
I posted a couple months back about the enigmatic St. Vincent's upcoming Strange Mercy , and now the album can be streamed in full over on NPR . The album officially streets on September 13th via 4AD (home to Bon Iver, Blonde Redhead, The National, Tune-Yards and more). The songbirds latest effort is nothing short of fantastic. Watch St Vincent as she is kidnapped into a life of domesticity in the video for "Cruel"
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Tweet I've been listening to this album for about a week now and I have to say, it's blowing me away. St. Vincent 's first album "Marry Me" was excellent and she somehow managed to top it with her second album "Actor" in 2009, and two years later we have her third album "Strange Mercy" that has only taken a week of listening to topple "Actor" as her best album. She's doing the undoable, something only the greatest [...]
Penguin Prison , a long-time ATG favorite, takes the gold in this week's top tracks with "Don't Fuck With My Money." Other close contenders include Purity Ring , Neon Hitch , St. Vincent and Moullinex . Get familiar with all these folks after the jump. 5. STREAM: Kamp - "Cairo (Moullinex Remix)" 4. STREAM: St. Vincent - "Cruel" 3. STREAM: Neon Hitch - "Black And Blues" [...]
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